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
1885-02-18 18:34:11 M 00 03 44.49 +08 08 54.1 – q 020
1885-02-20 18:33:20 M 00 05 45.95 +07 58 18.5 – q 513
1885-02-21 18:25:20 M 00 06 33.43 +07 49 53.4 – q 020
1885-02-22 18:27:22 M 00 07 11.24 +07 38 50.4 – q 513
1885-02-23 18:16:43 M 00 07 35.98 +07 24 55.6 – p 522
1885-02-23 18:29:51 M 00 07 35.95 +07 24 45.4 – q 020
1885-02-23 18:39:48 M 00 07 36.42 +07 24 37.9 – q 513
1885-02-24 18:25:00 M 00 07 46.43 +07 07 24.4 – p 522
1885-02-26 18:25:18 M 00 07 13.14 +06 20 08.0 – p 522
1885-02-26 18:34:13 M 00 07 14.01 +06 19 58.3 – q 513
1885-02-27 18:04:14 M 00 06 24.86 +05 49 38.5 – p 522
1885-02-27 18:28:23 M 00 06 23.72 +05 49 02.1 – q 513
1885-03-02 18:14:10 M 00 01 09.50 +03 40 13.1 – p 522
1885-03-02 18:21:40 M 00 01 08.99 +03 39 58.7 – q 513
1891-09-30 03:47:29 M 10 38 59.95 +16 40 02.3 – q 032
1891-10-02 03:32:37 M 10 54 18.29 +14 19 23.6 – q 032
1894-10-31 21:33:02 M 23 21 45.17 +15 05 35.6 – q 020
1894-11-23 20:34:44 M 22 39 23.58 +09 21 07.5 – q 020
1894-11-30 19:45:27 M 22 32 06.55 +07 57 29.8 – q 020
1894-12-01 19:59:08 M 22 31 15.17 +07 46 33.6 – q 020
1894-12-02 20:03:32 M 22 30 26.47 +07 35 51.6 – q 020
1894-12-03 21:12:49 M 22 29 38.85 +07 24 55.7 – q 020
1894-12-17 20:00:07 M 22 22 48.05 +05 23 40.3 – p 513
1894-12-17 20:25:33 M 22 22 47.63 +05 23 30.4 – p 513
1894-12-19 19:02:31 M 22 22 15.73 +05 09 16.4 – q 020
1894-12-24 19:06:36 M 22 21 05.95 +04 33 29.6 – p 513
1894-12-24 19:46:31 M 22 21 05.55 +04 33 21.0 – p 513
1894-12-28 19:30:12 M 22 20 13.06 +04 04 11.6 – p 513
1894-12-28 19:57:06 M 22 20 12.58 +04 04 03.5 – p 513
1894-12-28 20:22:55 M 22 20 12.37 +04 03 57.0 – p 513
1894-12-30 18:19:44 M 22 19 44.19 +03 49 09.4 – q 541
1895-01-17 17:04:34 M 22 03 43.38 -00 38 34.7 – q 541
1895-01-18 17:17:13 M 22 01 26.25 -01 09 16.4 – q 541
1895-01-22 17:12:32 M 21 49 25.19 -03 45 47.0 – q 541
1898-06-12 08:14:18 M 06 59 08.35 +11 24 53.6 – p 419
1898-06-15 08:14:28 M 07 10 57.70 +08 11 34.6 – p 419
1901-08-06 09:25:03 A 06 08 26.6 +31 41 53 – – 741
1901-08-09 02:33:14 M 06 26 33.23 +31 29 44.2 – p 024
1901-08-10 01:40:19 M 06 33 10.28 +31 23 04.9 – p 024
1901-08-11 02:13:43 M 06 40 18.87 +31 14 28.1 – p 539
1901-08-18 02:07:41 A 07 31 52.12 +29 24 32.8 – – 521
1901-08-18 02:20:49 A 07 31 57.09 +29 24 10.1 – – 521
1901-08-19 02:05:23 M 07 39 34.01 +29 00 51.4 – p 539
1901-08-22 02:17:32 M 08 03 06.20 +27 36 43.7 – p 539
1901-08-24 02:38:11 M 08 19 05.78 +26 29 04.3 – p 539
1901-08-25 02:44:21 M 08 27 07.64 +25 52 14.2 – p 539
1901-08-26 02:32:51 M 08 35 04.60 +25 12 53.6 – p 539
1901-08-31 03:33:44 M 09 15 40.98 +21 19 45.1 – p 037
1901-09-01 03:20:57 M 09 23 41.04 +20 27 11.2 – p 037
1901-09-02 03:27:48 M 09 31 47.75 +19 31 40.6 – p 037
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)