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
2025-08-16 17:08:42 C 23 20 27.18 -01 28 05.5 – V D29
2025-08-16 17:27:47 C 23 20 26.50 -01 28 08.6 – V D29
2025-08-16 17:29:03 C 23 20 26.48 -01 28 09.1 – V D29
2025-08-16 17:48:09 C 23 20 25.79 -01 28 12.4 – V D29
2025-08-16 17:49:25 C 23 20 25.73 -01 28 12.5 – V D29
2025-08-19 17:20:59 C 23 17 54.46 -01 40 54.3 – V D29
2025-08-19 17:41:20 C 23 17 53.72 -01 40 58.0 – V D29
2025-08-19 18:01:42 C 23 17 52.95 -01 41 02.0 – V D29
2025-08-30 10:51:32 C 23 08 05.900 -02 31 52.45 – X F51
2025-08-30 11:09:17 C 23 08 05.190 -02 31 56.19 – X F51
2025-08-30 11:27:02 C 23 08 04.472 -02 31 59.97 – X F51
2025-08-30 11:44:48 C 23 08 03.745 -02 32 03.74 – X F51
2025-09-14 11:00:27 C 22 53 30.555 -03 50 48.10 – X F51
2025-09-14 11:17:11 C 22 53 29.872 -03 50 51.80 – X F51
2025-09-14 11:33:54 C 22 53 29.190 -03 50 55.51 – X F51
2025-09-14 11:50:37 C 22 53 28.503 -03 50 59.16 – X F51
2025-09-24 04:18:48 C 22 44 23.442 -04 41 29.11 – V G96
2025-09-24 04:26:11 C 22 44 23.197 -04 41 30.70 – V G96
2025-09-24 04:33:34 C 22 44 22.895 -04 41 31.88 – V G96
2025-09-24 04:40:58 C 22 44 22.643 -04 41 34.22 – V G96
2025-10-01 05:35:30 C 22 38 19.108 -05 15 42.91 – V V00
2025-10-01 05:43:34 C 22 38 18.830 -05 15 44.39 – V V00
2025-10-01 05:51:37 C 22 38 18.550 -05 15 45.86 – V V00
2025-10-01 05:59:40 C 22 38 18.269 -05 15 47.59 – V V00
2025-10-01 07:18:19 C 22 38 15.664 -05 16 02.33 – X F51
2025-10-01 07:38:53 C 22 38 14.949 -05 16 06.16 – X F51
2025-10-01 07:49:11 C 22 38 14.590 -05 16 08.19 – X F51
2025-10-20 03:59:26 C 22 25 36.581 -06 29 01.36 – V G96
2025-10-20 04:15:44 C 22 25 36.253 -06 29 04.02 – V G96
2025-10-20 04:23:52 C 22 25 36.084 -06 29 05.03 – V G96
2025-10-20 06:37:55 C 22 25 33.139 -06 29 21.48 – V I52
2025-10-20 06:51:54 C 22 25 32.833 -06 29 23.75 – V I52
2025-10-20 07:05:52 C 22 25 32.545 -06 29 24.68 – V I52
2025-10-20 07:16:20 C 22 25 32.398 -06 29 26.59 – V I52
2025-10-25 05:49:24 C 22 23 16.395 -06 42 59.08 – X F51
2025-10-25 06:09:46 C 22 23 16.045 -06 43 01.39 – X F51
2025-10-25 06:30:09 C 22 23 15.673 -06 43 03.26 – X F51
2025-10-25 06:50:35 C 22 23 15.301 -06 43 05.45 – X F51
2026-08-10 00:37:53 C 01 34 16.98 +18 05 38.8 – Z L27
2026-08-10 00:58:43 C 01 34 17.07 +18 05 43.9 – Z L27
2026-08-10 01:21:36 C 01 34 17.16 +18 05 49.5 – Z L27
2026-08-11 00:39:02 C 01 34 22.934 +18 11 16.62 – W I81
2026-08-11 00:51:07 C 01 34 22.944 +18 11 18.85 – W I81
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)