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
1997-06-28 08:58:17 C 07 24 09.69 -25 29 06.2 – – 422
1997-06-28 08:59:42 C 07 24 10.24 -25 29 16.8 – – 422
1997-06-28 09:02:31 C 07 24 10.98 -25 29 42.9 – – 422
1997-07-01 08:58:28 C 07 52 56.18 -37 43 06.0 – – 422
1997-07-01 08:59:53 C 07 52 56.93 -37 43 21.4 – – 422
1997-07-01 09:01:16 C 07 52 57.66 -37 43 35.6 – – 422
1997-07-01 09:02:40 C 07 52 58.39 -37 43 51.3 – – 422
1997-07-01 09:04:04 C 07 52 58.99 -37 44 05.9 – – 422
1997-07-01 09:06:47 C 07 53 00.44 -37 44 35.9 – – 422
1997-07-04 09:19:49 C 08 41 42.54 -51 12 00.3 – – 422
1997-07-04 09:27:25 C 08 41 49.34 -51 13 22.3 – – 422
1997-07-04 09:33:37 C 08 41 54.96 -51 14 28.9 – – 422
1997-07-04 09:34:28 C 08 41 55.54 -51 14 37.5 – – 422
1997-07-05 11:07:57 C 09 07 12.63 -55 44 17.1 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:34:28 C 10 08 37.64 -62 36 16.1 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:36:01 C 10 08 39.96 -62 36 26.9 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:40:50 C 10 08 47.39 -62 37 01.8 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:42:04 C 10 08 49.38 -62 37 09.7 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:45:39 C 10 08 54.86 -62 37 35.3 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:47:03 C 10 08 57.09 -62 37 46.4 – – 422
1997-07-07 09:48:09 C 10 08 58.72 -62 37 53.4 – – 422
1997-07-10 11:15:47 C 12 22 16.32 -67 37 06.7 – – 422
1997-07-10 11:17:04 C 12 22 18.73 -67 37 08.0 – – 422
1997-07-10 11:18:05 C 12 22 20.58 -67 37 08.8 – – 422
1997-07-10 11:19:42 C 12 22 23.62 -67 37 09.0 – – 422
1997-07-10 11:21:01 C 12 22 26.26 -67 37 09.5 – – 422
1997-07-14 10:31:25 C 14 44 46.63 -64 21 48.9 – – 422
1997-07-14 10:33:03 C 14 44 48.34 -64 21 42.7 – – 422
1997-07-14 10:34:03 C 14 44 49.31 -64 21 39.2 – – 422
1997-07-14 10:35:01 C 14 44 50.32 -64 21 35.3 – – 422
1997-07-14 10:40:16 C 14 44 55.72 -64 21 15.9 – – 422
1997-07-16 22:48:30 C 15 34 42.91 -60 29 12.8 – – 834
1997-07-16 23:15:25 C 15 34 59.94 -60 27 28.5 – – 834
1997-07-16 23:35:51 C 15 35 12.71 -60 26 08.2 – – 834
1997-07-17 00:33:17 C 15 35 48.61 -60 22 26.2 – – 834
1997-07-17 01:19:12 C 15 36 17.36 -60 19 27.2 – – 834
1997-07-21 08:55:52 C 16 23 14.73 -54 11 51.9 – – 422
1997-07-21 08:57:40 C 16 23 15.32 -54 11 46.5 – – 422
1997-07-21 08:58:34 C 16 23 15.58 -54 11 43.6 – – 422
1997-07-21 09:00:29 C 16 23 16.23 -54 11 37.5 – – 422
1997-07-24 11:40:29 C 16 43 06.73 -50 37 08.7 – – 422
1997-07-24 11:41:37 C 16 43 06.98 -50 37 05.6 – – 422
1997-07-24 11:42:45 C 16 43 07.26 -50 37 02.6 – – 422
1997-07-24 11:43:53 C 16 43 07.50 -50 36 59.6 – – 422
1997-07-24 11:45:02 C 16 43 07.69 -50 36 56.8 – – 422
1997-07-28 11:52:53 C 17 00 41.06 -46 55 39.4 – – 422
1997-07-28 11:53:56 C 17 00 41.17 -46 55 37.7 – – 422
1997-07-28 11:54:59 C 17 00 41.33 -46 55 35.3 – – 422
1997-07-28 11:56:02 C 17 00 41.50 -46 55 33.5 – – 422
1997-07-30 11:14:12 C 17 07 22.60 -45 24 56.3 – – 422
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)