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
2000-09-09 20:38:25 s 2 -0.0098206 8 -0.0021005 4422.0 – 249
2000-09-09 21:14:25 S 11 07 46.8 +05 08 49 – – 249
2000-09-09 21:14:25 s 2 -0.0098207 6 -0.0021046 4678.0 – 249
2000-09-09 21:36:10 S 11 07 53.6 +05 08 00 – – 249
2000-09-09 21:36:10 s 2 -0.0098208 1 -0.0021071 4832.0 – 249
2000-09-11 07:06:31 S 11 19 32.5 +03 23 10 – – 249
2000-09-11 07:06:31 s 2 -0.0098230 1 -0.0023296 8897.0 – 249
2000-09-11 07:35:02 S 11 19 41.9 +03 21 38 – – 249
2000-09-11 07:35:02 s 2 -0.0098230 1 -0.0023327 9093.0 – 249
2000-09-11 07:49:15 S 11 19 46.8 +03 20 53 – – 249
2000-09-11 07:49:15 s 2 -0.0098230 0 -0.0023343 9191.0 – 249
2000-09-11 08:03:28 S 11 19 51.8 +03 20 03 – – 249
2000-09-11 08:03:28 s 2 -0.0098230 0 -0.0023358 9289.0 – 249
2000-09-11 08:10:57 S 11 19 54.8 +03 19 43 – – 249
2000-09-11 08:10:57 s 2 -0.0098230 0 -0.0023366 9341.0 – 249
2000-09-11 08:18:26 S 11 19 57.1 +03 19 23 – – 249
2000-09-11 08:18:26 s 2 -0.0098230 0 -0.0023374 9392.0 – 249
2000-09-11 08:32:44 S 11 20 02.1 +03 18 32 – – 249
2000-09-11 08:32:44 s 2 -0.0098230 0 -0.0023390 9491.0 – 249
2000-09-11 08:46:58 S 11 20 07.6 +03 17 48 – – 249
2000-09-11 08:46:58 s 2 -0.0098229 9 -0.0023405 9589.0 – 249
2000-09-11 09:15:31 S 11 20 16.9 +03 16 17 – – 249
2000-09-11 09:15:31 s 2 -0.0098229 9 -0.0023436 9785.0 – 249
2000-09-11 09:22:59 S 11 20 19.2 +03 15 55 – – 249
2000-09-11 09:22:59 s 2 -0.0098229 9 -0.0023444 9836.0 – 249
2000-09-11 09:30:27 S 11 20 23.5 +03 15 35 – – 249
2000-09-11 09:30:27 s 2 -0.0098229 8 -0.0023452 9888.0 – 249
2000-09-11 09:44:45 S 11 20 26.4 +03 14 50 – – 249
2000-09-11 09:44:45 s 2 -0.0098229 8 -0.0023467 9986.0 – 249
2000-09-11 09:59:04 S 11 20 32.1 +03 14 00 – – 249
2000-09-11 09:59:04 s 2 -0.0098229 8 -0.0023483 84.0 – 249
2000-09-11 10:13:17 S 11 20 36.7 +03 13 15 – – 249
2000-09-11 10:13:17 s 2 -0.0098229 7 -0.0023498 182.0 – 249
2000-09-11 10:27:34 S 11 20 41.9 +03 12 32 – – 249
2000-09-11 10:27:34 s 2 -0.0098229 7 -0.0023514 280.0 – 249
2000-09-11 10:35:02 S 11 20 45.1 +03 12 09 – – 249
2000-09-11 10:35:02 s 2 -0.0098229 7 -0.0023522 331.0 – 249
2000-09-11 10:56:45 S 11 20 52.5 +03 10 55 – – 249
2000-09-11 10:56:45 s 2 -0.0098229 6 -0.0023545 480.0 – 249
2000-09-11 11:11:00 S 11 20 57.1 +03 10 15 – – 249
2000-09-11 11:11:00 s 2 -0.0098229 5 -0.0023560 578.0 – 249
2000-09-11 11:25:17 S 11 21 02.2 +03 09 34 – – 249
2000-09-11 11:25:17 s 2 -0.0098229 5 -0.0023576 676.0 – 249
2000-09-11 11:39:32 S 11 21 08.1 +03 08 51 – – 249
2000-09-11 11:39:32 s 2 -0.0098229 4 -0.0023591 774.0 – 249
2000-09-11 11:47:00 S 11 21 09.2 +03 08 31 – – 249
2000-09-11 11:47:00 s 2 -0.0098229 4 -0.0023599 825.0 – 249
2000-09-11 11:54:29 S 11 21 12.1 +03 08 02 – – 249
2000-09-11 11:54:29 s 2 -0.0098229 4 -0.0023607 876.0 – 249
2000-09-11 12:08:45 S 11 21 17.1 +03 07 23 – – 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)