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
2001-08-28 09:12:04 C 21 55 24.12 -14 29 24.5 – – 691
2001-08-28 15:49:44 C 21 55 05.45 -14 30 42.9 – – 360
2001-08-28 15:56:23 C 21 55 05.15 -14 30 43.8 – – 360
2001-08-28 16:05:57 C 21 55 04.66 -14 30 45.5 – – 360
2002-08-12 07:25:00 C 23 32 01.97 +00 06 55.6 – c 704
2002-08-12 07:46:34 C 23 32 01.28 +00 06 53.5 – c 704
2002-08-12 08:08:12 C 23 32 00.60 +00 06 49.1 – c 704
2002-08-12 08:29:46 C 23 31 59.90 +00 06 46.0 – c 704
2002-08-12 08:51:16 C 23 31 59.17 +00 06 43.7 – c 704
2002-08-19 17:42:25 C 23 26 05.94 -00 21 26.6 – – 360
2002-08-19 17:48:19 C 23 26 05.77 -00 21 29.2 – – 360
2002-08-19 17:54:44 C 23 26 05.52 -00 21 30.6 – – 360
2002-08-19 18:04:54 C 23 26 05.09 -00 21 31.1 – – 360
2002-08-20 05:15:27 C 23 25 41.53 -00 23 28.3 – o 644
2002-08-20 05:40:25 C 23 25 40.67 -00 23 31.6 – o 644
2002-08-21 05:11:19 C 23 24 50.04 -00 27 43.0 – o 644
2002-08-21 05:33:39 C 23 24 49.25 -00 27 47.7 – o 644
2002-08-28 11:23:00 C 23 18 15.31 -01 01 03.6 – – 644
2002-08-28 11:38:07 C 23 18 14.73 -01 01 06.7 – – 644
2002-08-28 11:53:14 C 23 18 14.13 -01 01 10.0 – – 644
2002-08-29 08:18:06 C 23 17 26.01 -01 05 18.4 – d 291
2002-08-29 08:51:39 C 23 17 24.67 -01 05 25.2 – d 291
2002-08-29 09:24:54 C 23 17 23.34 -01 05 32.3 – d 291
2002-09-05 06:31:05 C 23 10 42.66 -01 40 42.4 – c 704
2002-09-05 06:51:15 C 23 10 41.84 -01 40 47.6 – c 704
2002-09-05 07:11:35 C 23 10 41.00 -01 40 53.4 – c 704
2002-09-05 07:31:41 C 23 10 40.14 -01 40 56.3 – c 704
2002-09-05 07:51:46 C 23 10 39.26 -01 41 00.6 – c 704
2002-09-12 04:01:12 C 23 03 50.62 -02 17 52.7 – c 695
2002-09-12 04:41:28 C 23 03 48.90 -02 18 02.3 – c 695
2002-09-12 05:57:32 C 23 03 45.72 -02 18 19.3 – c 695
2002-09-12 07:15:24 C 23 03 42.41 -02 18 37.1 – c 695
2002-09-12 08:07:23 C 23 03 40.19 -02 18 48.9 – c 695
2002-09-12 09:02:57 C 23 03 37.83 -02 19 01.3 – c 695
2002-09-12 10:08:49 C 23 03 35.06 -02 19 16.1 – c 695
2002-09-12 11:17:11 C 23 03 32.21 -02 19 31.8 – c 695
2002-09-12 23:09:11 C 23 03 02.78 -02 22 14.2 – c 246
2002-09-12 23:10:53 C 23 03 02.62 -02 22 14.7 – c 246
2002-09-12 23:14:49 C 23 03 02.47 -02 22 15.5 – c 246
2002-09-12 23:18:38 C 23 03 02.39 -02 22 16.3 – c 246
2002-09-13 03:04:14 C 23 02 53.11 -02 23 06.8 – c 695
2002-09-13 03:38:07 C 23 02 51.76 -02 23 14.3 – c 695
2002-09-13 04:10:33 C 23 02 50.37 -02 23 21.7 – c 695
2002-09-13 05:51:56 C 23 02 46.06 -02 23 46.2 – c 695
2002-09-13 07:35:03 C 23 02 41.73 -02 24 09.0 – c 695
2002-09-13 08:44:15 C 23 02 38.79 -02 24 24.9 – c 695
2002-09-13 09:24:28 C 23 02 37.05 -02 24 34.3 – c 695
2002-09-13 10:14:57 C 23 02 34.99 -02 24 45.6 – c 695
2002-09-14 03:00:58 C 23 01 53.50 -02 28 35.0 – c 695
2002-09-14 04:00:44 C 23 01 50.99 -02 28 48.6 – c 695
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)