- 88P/Howell
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88P/Howell Discovery Discovered by: Ellen Howell Discovery date: August 29, 1981 Alternate designations: 1981 X; 1987 VI; 1993 II Orbital characteristics A Epoch: March 6, 2006 Aphelion distance: 4.865 AU Perihelion distance: 1.366 AU Semi-major axis: 3.116 AU Eccentricity: 0.5615 Orbital period: 5.5 a Inclination: 4.3831° Last perihelion: October 12, 2009 Next perihelion: April 6, 2015 88P/Howell is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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