Encke (2P)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2022-10-03 (JD 2459855.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.8477003353 ± 2.19e-07
Semi-major axis (a)2.2196888070 AU ± 1.36e-07
Inclination (i)11.40704099° ± 2.08e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)334.18510998° ± 5.54e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)187.14215822° ± 5.56e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)245.50091097° ± 1.14e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.2980340852°/day ± 2.73e-08
Perihelion dist (q)0.33805786 AU ± 4.86e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)4.10131975 AU ± 5.46e-07
Orbital Period3.30709248 yr ± 3.03e-07
Physical Parameters
Diameter4.800 km
Geometric Albedo0.046
Rotation Period11.083 h
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-08-13 12:41:21
RMS Residual0.448″
Uncertainty1
Orbit TypeEncke-type Comet
MOID0.166917 AU
Observations Used645
Oppositions—
Arc Total2018-2026
First Observation Used—
Last Observation Used2026-08-11
Observations (6393)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1852-01-15 18:21:33 A 23 16 15.96 +05 07 44.4 – – 548
1852-01-16 18:23:06 M 23 17 32.79 +05 13 53.5 – q 520
1852-01-20 17:50:34 A 23 22 39.25 +05 38 37.3 – – 548
1852-01-20 18:37:30 M 23 22 42.92 +05 38 42.5 – q 520
1852-01-21 19:11:33 M 23 24 06.12 +05 45 41.3 – q 520
1852-01-22 18:04:39 M 23 25 25.27 +05 52 02.0 – q 520
1852-01-22 18:27:50 M 23 25 26.47 +05 52 04.3 – q 520
1852-01-22 18:49:14 M 23 25 27.38 +05 52 17.0 – q 520
1852-01-22 19:35:23 A 23 25 30.87 +05 52 34.1 – – 548
1852-01-24 18:00:38 A 23 28 14.06 +06 06 07.9 – – 548
1852-01-24 19:02:54 A 23 28 18.14 +06 06 34.6 – – 548
1852-02-10 17:44:20 A 23 56 01.25 +08 24 13.3 – – 548
1852-02-10 18:26:47 A 23 56 04.77 +08 24 26.2 – – 548
1852-02-20 18:08:00 A 00 15 01.33 +09 43 17.6 – – 548
1852-02-23 18:23:20 A 00 20 48.67 +10 00 20.2 – – 548
1852-02-24 18:31:30 A 00 22 42.28 +10 04 33.9 – – 548
1852-02-25 18:17:21 A 00 24 31.92 +10 07 47.8 – – 548
1852-03-02 18:54:54 A 00 34 01.10 +09 55 43.3 – – 548
1852-03-04 18:21:13 A 00 35 58.31 +09 32 54.7 – – 548
1852-03-05 18:29:58 A 00 36 35.26 +09 15 45.3 – – 548
1852-03-08 18:24:23 A 00 36 20.68 +07 55 59.8 – – 548
1881-08-26 01:48:34 M 04 02 14.37 +33 31 38.5 – p 522
1881-08-30 02:11:57 M 04 15 33.52 +34 49 12.3 – p 522
1881-09-26 23:37:01 – 07 09 52.69 +42 51 07.7 – – 531
1881-10-19 03:24:12 M 11 21 22.92 +22 34 13.0 – p 522
1881-11-07 05:37:15 M 13 29 22.13 -04 46 54.2 – p 522
1881-11-10 05:30:52 M 13 46 55.17 -08 19 26.9 – p 522
1885-01-03 18:38:49 M 23 03 00.43 +04 40 10.0 – p 522
1885-01-09 17:55:05 M 23 08 50.93 +05 01 52.9 – p 522
1885-01-10 18:17:33 M 23 09 55.42 +05 06 08.9 – q 020
1885-01-12 18:06:08 M 23 12 07.43 +05 15 05.7 – q 020
1885-01-14 17:54:28 M 23 14 24.64 +05 24 36.6 – q 020
1885-01-14 18:17:36 M 23 14 25.28 +05 24 36.6 – p 522
1885-01-18 17:50:40 M 23 19 15.88 +05 45 16.8 – p 522
1885-01-19 17:47:20 M 23 20 32.06 +05 50 52.9 – p 522
1885-01-19 18:16:21 M 23 20 33.66 +05 51 03.8 – q 020
1885-01-20 18:06:12 M 23 21 51.29 +05 56 28.6 – p 522
1885-01-21 18:14:55 M 23 23 09.96 +06 02 28.9 – p 522
1885-01-31 17:49:50 M 23 37 19.00 +07 04 03.8 – p 522
1885-02-03 18:09:12 M 23 41 53.18 +07 22 47.0 – q 020
1885-02-04 18:19:49 M 23 43 25.99 +07 28 50.4 – q 020
1885-02-04 18:20:32 M 23 43 26.24 +07 28 45.7 – p 522
1885-02-06 18:21:07 M 23 46 31.87 +07 40 20.0 – p 522
1885-02-06 18:26:47 M 23 46 31.82 +07 40 19.2 – q 020
1885-02-10 18:10:12 M 23 52 40.54 +07 59 56.5 – p 522
1885-02-10 18:27:50 M 23 52 41.66 +08 00 04.3 – q 020
1885-02-11 18:24:02 M 23 54 12.45 +08 03 59.1 – q 020
1885-02-12 18:38:00 M 23 55 42.91 +08 07 20.9 – q 513
1885-02-13 18:56:46 M 23 57 11.59 +08 10 00.1 – q 513
1885-02-14 18:18:38 M 23 58 35.50 +08 11 51.9 – p 522
Radar Observations (2)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1980-11-05 14:44:00 -280334.5 2.5 Hz 2380 -1 -1
1980-11-05.613889 -2803345 10 Hz 2380 251 251
Station codes
-1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)