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
1994-01-20 09:28:52 C 22 21 16.28 +00 01 01.1 – – 897
1994-01-20 09:37:54 C 22 21 15.72 +00 00 54.7 – – 897
1994-01-20 09:40:15 C 22 21 15.47 +00 00 52.0 – – 897
1994-01-24 09:00:38 C 22 13 51.12 -01 44 31.7 – – 897
1994-01-24 09:03:22 C 22 13 50.78 -01 44 34.4 – – 897
1994-01-24 09:05:04 C 22 13 50.57 -01 44 35.9 – – 897
1994-01-25 09:01:51 C 22 11 18.40 -02 18 41.4 – – 897
1994-01-25 09:06:38 C 22 11 17.99 -02 18 47.6 – – 897
1994-01-26 18:24:29 – 22 07 12.54 -03 12 23.3 – – 006
1994-01-26 18:33:00 – 22 07 11.50 -03 12 40.7 – – 006
1994-04-15 17:24:00 – 22 18 05.24 -17 51 01.1 – – 474
1994-04-15 17:48:00 – 22 18 06.55 -17 50 54.8 – – 474
1994-05-19 18:27:00 – 22 44 06.54 -15 42 15.6 – – 372
1994-06-05 17:53:00 C 22 44 20.20 -15 56 23.8 – – 360
1994-06-05 18:18:30 C 22 44 19.84 -15 56 26.4 – – 360
1994-06-14 10:54:00 c 22 40 29.04 -16 26 36.6 – – 691
1994-06-14 11:04:55 c 22 40 28.66 -16 26 38.1 – – 691
1994-07-03 16:18:59 C 22 21 30.86 -18 22 42.4 – – 360
1994-07-03 16:36:00 C 22 21 29.89 -18 22 47.6 – – 360
1994-07-10 10:59:53 c 22 11 29.87 -19 14 50.0 – – 691
1994-07-10 11:13:22 c 22 11 28.98 -19 14 54.3 – – 691
1994-07-12 17:37:14 C 22 07 48.26 -19 32 51.4 – – 360
1994-07-12 17:42:59 C 22 07 47.88 -19 32 53.1 – – 360
1994-08-03 14:51:59 C 21 27 26.17 -22 11 16.6 – – 360
1994-08-03 14:58:30 C 21 27 25.67 -22 11 17.7 – – 360
1994-08-15 15:15:45 C 21 05 42.84 -23 07 14.0 – – 360
1994-08-15 16:39:44 C 21 05 36.85 -23 07 25.9 – – 360
1994-10-04 02:33:18 c 20 23 54.54 -22 57 46.5 – – 691
1994-10-04 02:45:36 c 20 23 54.44 -22 57 45.9 – – 691
1994-10-04 02:57:02 c 20 23 54.51 -22 57 43.8 – – 691
1995-08-19 19:27:51 C 22 55 25.46 -05 37 01.5 – – 327
1995-08-19 19:40:34 C 22 55 24.94 -05 37 04.2 – – 327
1995-08-19 19:53:13 C 22 55 24.50 -05 37 06.4 – – 327
1995-08-20 18:02:30 C 22 54 32.96 -05 41 32.8 – – 327
1995-08-20 18:31:21 C 22 54 31.78 -05 41 39.4 – – 327
1995-08-20 18:59:23 C 22 54 30.66 -05 41 45.3 – – 327
1995-08-23 16:34:44 C 22 51 46.32 -05 55 58.7 – – 327
1995-08-23 17:02:29 C 22 51 45.13 -05 56 04.4 – – 327
1995-08-23 17:30:25 C 22 51 44.02 -05 56 10.8 – – 327
1995-08-23 17:58:43 C 22 51 42.94 -05 56 16.3 – – 327
1995-09-18 14:07:15 C 22 26 55.56 -08 04 53.3 – – 360
1995-09-18 14:14:00 C 22 26 55.34 -08 04 55.0 – – 360
1995-09-18 14:22:30 C 22 26 54.97 -08 04 57.5 – – 360
1995-09-21 06:04:45 C 22 24 34.46 -08 16 58.6 – – 691
1995-09-21 06:35:44 C 22 24 33.39 -08 17 03.8 – – 691
1995-09-21 07:06:12 C 22 24 32.26 -08 17 09.4 – – 691
1996-07-24 18:37:45 C 00 38 05.12 +09 40 36.3 – – 360
1996-07-24 18:59:15 C 00 38 05.04 +09 40 38.0 – – 360
1996-08-17 14:56:00 C 00 29 00.26 +09 54 39.5 – – 568
1996-08-18 17:57:29 C 00 28 14.09 +09 53 20.0 – – 360
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)