2026-08-09 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) ☄️88P/HOWELL - Barycentric speed: 24.52 km/s (-0.06 km/s) - Perihelion - occured - Closest approach to Earth in: 61 days - Brightness (Mag): 15.77 (+0.01) - Visibility: Both hemispheres | Medium telescope | Dark sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 260,075,732.67 km (-733,925.85 km) - Distance (AU): 1.74 (-0.00) - Light travel time: 14 min 27.55 s (-2.45 s) #88P #Howell #Comet #Space