2026-08-08 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-07) ☄️88P/HOWELL - Barycentric speed: 24.58 km/s (-0.06 km/s) - Perihelion - occured - Closest approach to Earth in: 62 days - Brightness (Mag): 15.76 (+0.01) - Visibility: Both hemispheres | Medium telescope | Dark sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 260,809,658.52 km (-728,130.69 km) - Distance (AU): 1.74 (-0.00) - Light travel time: 14 min 29.99 s (-2.43 s) #88P #Howell #Comet #Space