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
2000-09-11 12:08:45 s 2 -0.0098229 3 -0.0023622 974.0 – 249
2000-09-11 12:22:58 S 11 21 21.9 +03 06 37 – – 249
2000-09-11 12:22:58 s 2 -0.0098229 3 -0.0023638 1072.0 – 249
2000-09-11 12:37:17 S 11 21 26.9 +03 05 51 – – 249
2000-09-11 12:37:17 s 2 -0.0098229 2 -0.0023653 1170.0 – 249
2000-09-11 12:51:37 S 11 21 31.5 +03 05 07 – – 249
2000-09-11 12:51:37 s 2 -0.0098229 1 -0.0023669 1268.0 – 249
2000-09-11 12:59:04 S 11 21 34.8 +03 04 39 – – 249
2000-09-11 12:59:04 s 2 -0.0098229 1 -0.0023677 1319.0 – 249
2000-09-11 13:06:33 S 11 21 36.9 +03 04 34 – – 249
2000-09-11 13:06:33 s 2 -0.0098229 1 -0.0023685 1370.0 – 249
2000-09-11 13:20:48 S 11 21 42.6 +03 03 36 – – 249
2000-09-11 13:20:48 s 2 -0.0098229 0 -0.0023700 1468.0 – 249
2000-09-11 13:35:03 S 11 21 46.5 +03 02 36 – – 249
2000-09-11 13:35:03 s 2 -0.0098228 9 -0.0023715 1566.0 – 249
2000-09-11 13:49:19 S 11 21 52.5 +03 02 08 – – 249
2000-09-11 13:49:19 s 2 -0.0098228 8 -0.0023731 1663.0 – 249
2000-09-11 14:03:34 S 11 21 56.7 +03 01 19 – – 249
2000-09-11 14:03:34 s 2 -0.0098228 8 -0.0023746 1761.0 – 249
2000-09-11 14:11:03 S 11 21 59.7 +03 01 02 – – 249
2000-09-11 14:11:03 s 2 -0.0098228 7 -0.0023754 1812.0 – 249
2000-09-11 14:18:31 S 11 22 02.2 +03 00 38 – – 249
2000-09-11 14:18:31 s 2 -0.0098228 7 -0.0023762 1863.0 – 249
2000-09-11 14:47:53 S 11 22 12.9 +02 59 00 – – 249
2000-09-11 14:47:53 s 2 -0.0098228 5 -0.0023793 2064.0 – 249
2000-09-11 15:36:05 S 11 22 29.4 +02 56 16 – – 249
2000-09-11 15:36:05 s 2 -0.0098228 2 -0.0023845 2394.0 – 249
2000-09-11 16:20:05 S 11 22 44.7 +02 54 11 – – 249
2000-09-11 16:20:05 s 2 -0.0098227 9 -0.0023892 2694.0 – 249
2000-09-11 16:36:05 S 11 22 50.8 +02 53 24 – – 249
2000-09-11 16:36:05 s 2 -0.0098227 8 -0.0023909 2804.0 – 249
2000-09-11 16:48:06 S 11 22 53.2 +02 52 42 – – 249
2000-09-11 16:48:06 s 2 -0.0098227 7 -0.0023922 2886.0 – 249
2000-09-11 16:54:29 S 11 22 56.5 +02 52 29 – – 249
2000-09-11 16:54:29 s 2 -0.0098227 7 -0.0023929 2929.0 – 249
2000-09-11 17:12:05 S 11 23 02.3 +02 51 50 – – 249
2000-09-11 17:12:05 s 2 -0.0098227 6 -0.0023948 3049.0 – 249
2000-09-11 17:24:06 S 11 23 05.9 +02 50 50 – – 249
2000-09-11 17:24:06 s 2 -0.0098227 5 -0.0023960 3131.0 – 249
2000-09-11 17:36:05 S 11 23 10.4 +02 50 12 – – 249
2000-09-11 17:36:05 s 2 -0.0098227 4 -0.0023973 3213.0 – 249
2000-09-11 17:48:05 S 11 23 14.2 +02 49 36 – – 249
2000-09-11 17:48:05 s 2 -0.0098227 3 -0.0023986 3295.0 – 249
2000-09-11 17:54:05 S 11 23 16.0 +02 49 18 – – 249
2000-09-11 17:54:05 s 2 -0.0098227 2 -0.0023992 3336.0 – 249
2000-09-11 18:12:05 S 11 23 22.1 +02 48 14 – – 249
2000-09-11 18:12:05 s 2 -0.0098227 1 -0.0024012 3459.0 – 249
2000-09-11 18:24:05 S 11 23 26.8 +02 47 33 – – 249
2000-09-11 18:24:05 s 2 -0.0098227 0 -0.0024024 3540.0 – 249
2000-09-11 18:36:05 S 11 23 31.5 +02 47 05 – – 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)