88P/Howell
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88P/Howell is a periodic comet with a 5.5 year orbital period. It was discovered on 29 August 1981, by Ellen Howell.[1] In 1975 the comet's perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) was 1.9 AU,[2] but a close approach to Jupiter in 1978[3] perturbed the perihelion distance closer to the Sun. During the 2009 apparition the comet became as bright as apparent magnitude 8.[4][5]
It last came to perihelion on 6 April 2015; the next perihelion will be on 26 September 2020.[4] On 14 September 2031 the comet will pass Template:Convert from Mars.[3] Between 2000–2050 the closest the comet will come to Earth is Template:Convert in June 2042.
In response to New Frontiers program call for Mission 4, a team from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL) submitted a mission concept proposal called Comet Rendezvous, Sample Acquisition, Investigation, and Return (CORSAIR) that would perform a sample return from comet 88P/Howell.[6][7]
During the 2020 apparition the comet has brightened to about apparent magnitude 10.7[5] and should reach magnitude 9.[4]
References
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 88P at Kronk's Cometography
- 88P at CometBase database
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