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88P/Howell is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.5 year orbital period.
It was discovered by American astronomer Ellen Howell.
Good information here :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88P/Howell
She is an American astronomer and planetary scientist who studies the composition and
structure of asteroids and comets.
She is a research professor at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of
Arizona, and a team member for the OSIRIS-REx sample-and-return space mission.
And here is a very good lecture :
On YouTube : Radar videos of asteroids - Ellen Howell (SETI Talks)
Distance from the Sun (au) : 2.114 Perihelion : 19 Mar 2026 @ 1,36au
Time: 01:24UT 2026-08-25 110 X 60 Sec
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +13°C 1"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway
Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint
Previous images :
Steven Bellavia on August 20, 2026 @ Smithfield, VA
Lots of Spaceweather images of this comet
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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