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
1997-07-30 11:15:30 C 17 07 22.80 -45 24 53.9 – – 422
1997-07-30 11:16:47 C 17 07 22.99 -45 24 50.5 – – 422
1997-08-05 10:29:29 C 17 23 12.00 -41 44 29.8 – – 422
1997-08-05 10:30:39 C 17 23 12.09 -41 44 27.4 – – 422
1997-08-05 10:31:48 C 17 23 12.21 -41 44 26.7 – – 422
1998-08-31 07:55:12 C 22 21 55.83 -10 13 46.5 – – 691
1998-08-31 08:10:12 C 22 21 55.19 -10 13 49.4 – – 691
1998-08-31 08:24:02 C 22 21 54.59 -10 13 52.5 – – 691
1998-09-16 06:40:20 C 22 06 30.45 -11 26 43.6 – – 693
1998-09-16 06:52:05 C 22 06 30.00 -11 26 45.7 – – 693
1998-09-16 07:03:45 C 22 06 29.58 -11 26 47.6 – – 693
1998-10-19 02:26:47 C 21 46 19.80 -12 51 11.8 – a 691
1998-10-19 02:43:18 C 21 46 19.58 -12 51 12.8 – a 691
1998-10-19 02:59:49 C 21 46 19.33 -12 51 12.8 – a 691
1999-09-09 08:46:24 C 23 33 38.66 +02 39 05.9 – z 704
1999-09-09 09:06:55 C 23 33 37.75 +02 39 01.6 – z 704
1999-09-09 09:27:00 C 23 33 36.84 +02 38 56.2 – z 704
1999-09-13 22:00:15 C 23 28 42.71 +02 13 12.3 – – 557
1999-09-13 22:03:38 C 23 28 42.58 +02 13 11.4 – – 557
1999-09-13 22:06:59 C 23 28 42.44 +02 13 10.6 – – 557
1999-10-09 13:43:14 C 23 01 32.15 -00 23 13.2 – – 360
1999-10-09 13:49:15 C 23 01 31.91 -00 23 14.9 – – 360
1999-10-09 13:56:00 C 23 01 31.63 -00 23 16.7 – – 360
1999-11-13 05:01:13 C 22 40 31.41 -02 47 43.5 – – 695
1999-11-13 05:06:16 C 22 40 31.38 -02 47 44.9 – – 695
1999-11-13 05:11:16 C 22 40 31.29 -02 47 44.7 – – 695
2000-07-29 17:53:46 C 05 45 49.50 +30 38 40.5 – – 349
2000-07-29 17:55:56 C 05 45 50.23 +30 38 40.3 – – 349
2000-07-29 18:05:00 C 05 45 52.39 +30 38 43.3 – – 349
2000-08-01 00:24:09 C 05 59 45.03 +30 37 52.9 – – 183
2000-08-07 00:16:08 C 06 39 19.78 +30 04 36.4 – – 183
2000-08-07 00:24:29 C 06 39 21.97 +30 04 32.3 – – 183
2000-08-08 00:12:35 C 06 46 18.06 +29 53 56.9 – – 183
2000-08-08 00:18:43 C 06 46 19.72 +29 53 54.0 – – 183
2000-08-09 00:14:09 C 06 53 23.82 +29 41 36.6 – – 183
2000-08-09 00:21:22 C 06 53 25.96 +29 41 32.4 – – 183
2000-08-10 03:29:07 C 07 01 34.21 +29 25 30.0 – – 170
2000-08-10 18:56:20 C 07 06 15.82 +29 15 20.5 – – 300
2000-08-10 18:59:59 C 07 06 16.91 +29 15 18.0 – – 300
2000-08-10 19:05:00 – 07 06 17.98 +29 15 15.6 – – 372
2000-08-10 19:06:34 C 07 06 18.76 +29 15 14.5 – – 300
2000-08-10 19:08:15 – 07 06 18.93 +29 15 13.6 – – 372
2000-08-10 19:12:17 C 07 06 20.45 +29 15 10.3 – – 300
2000-08-13 19:29:15 C 07 28 45.51 +28 17 13.0 – – 360
2000-08-14 19:32:45 C 07 36 23.00 +27 53 55.2 – – 360
2000-08-14 19:34:14 C 07 36 23.53 +27 53 53.9 – – 360
2000-08-14 19:35:30 C 07 36 23.90 +27 53 52.6 – – 360
2000-08-25 19:45:23 C 09 03 45.44 +21 13 25.3 – – 300
2000-08-25 19:46:39 C 09 03 45.85 +21 13 20.4 – – 300
2000-09-05 08:18:05 S 10 29 42.5 +10 42 13 – – 249
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)