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
1901-09-03 03:29:30 M 09 39 52.61 +18 34 11.0 – p 037
1918-04-17 19:13:41 M 23 29 27.93 -15 23 19.5 – p 907
1918-04-19 19:37:05 M 23 26 56.41 -15 52 41.9 – p 907
1918-04-20 19:01:24 M 23 25 54.65 -16 05 03.3 – p 907
1918-04-21 19:11:55 M 23 24 55.77 -16 16 41.8 – p 907
1921-08-02 16:52:01 M 10 56 39.24 -02 09 55.0 – p 078
1921-08-03 16:57:03 M 11 04 12.88 -03 18 25.1 – p 078
1921-08-04 17:02:58 A 11 11 48.1 -04 27 01 – – 078
1921-08-05 16:55:39 M 11 19 21.92 -05 33 57.1 – p 078
1921-08-05 17:07:50 M 11 19 25.36 -05 34 27.0 – p 078
1921-08-06 16:51:32 M 11 26 59.76 -06 40 58.6 – p 078
1921-08-07 16:58:28 M 11 34 42.37 -07 47 53.3 – p 078
1921-08-08 17:11:29 M 11 42 29.07 -08 54 – p 078
1921-08-10 17:40:15 M 11 58 07.88 -11 04 36.4 – p 078
1921-08-11 17:08:08 M 12 05 44.09 -12 06 08.3 – p 078
1921-08-11 17:24:26 M 12 05 48.97 -12 06 35.3 – p 078
1921-08-12 17:13:05 M 12 13 32.55 -13 07 45.1 – p 078
1921-08-13 17:11:05 M 12 21 17.88 -14 07 24.9 – p 078
1934-08-09 02:08:32 M 06 25 28.05 +31 15 43.8 – p 066
1934-08-10 01:55:16 M 06 32 18.88 +31 08 43.9 – p 066
1934-08-10 02:16:20 M 06 32 24.97 +31 08 34.3 – p 066
1934-08-11 01:38:15 M 06 39 14.90 +31 00 19.2 – p 066
1934-08-11 02:14:40 M 06 39 25.95 +30 59 59.3 – p 066
1934-08-17 01:35:19 M 07 23 30.85 +29 31 37.2 – p 066
1934-08-17 02:19:49 M 07 23 44.91 +29 30 58.0 – p 066
1934-08-18 02:17:02 M 07 31 26.21 +29 09 18.1 – p 066
1934-08-19 01:46:26 M 07 39 02.58 +28 46 01.4 – p 066
1934-08-19 02:25:52 M 07 39 15.27 +28 45 13.4 – p 066
1934-08-21 01:51:46 M 07 54 48.67 +27 51 43.8 – p 066
1934-08-21 02:24:23 M 07 54 59.39 +27 51 03.2 – p 066
1934-08-22 02:02:32 M 08 02 49.47 +27 21 01.4 – p 066
1934-08-22 02:34:39 M 08 03 00.04 +27 20 19.1 – p 066
1934-08-23 02:19:58 M 08 10 55.46 +26 47 54.2 – p 066
1934-08-23 02:38:38 M 08 11 01.71 +26 47 25.0 – p 066
1934-08-24 02:04:16 M 08 18 52.70 +26 13 09.6 – p 066
1934-08-24 02:37:06 M 08 19 03.66 +26 12 22.0 – p 066
1934-08-25 02:41:09 M 08 27 09.70 +25 34 44.9 – p 066
1934-08-26 02:58:32 M 08 35 22.09 +24 54 24.1 – p 066
1934-08-28 02:32:23 A 08 51 30.08 +23 28 30.4 – – 066
1934-08-29 02:29:30 M 08 59 38.38 +22 41 47.0 – p 066
1934-08-29 02:53:04 M 08 59 46.29 +22 40 59.1 – p 066
1934-08-30 02:57:02 A 09 07 58.40 +21 51 40.3 – – 066
1934-08-31 02:30:46 M 09 15 59.78 +21 01 29.4 – p 066
1934-08-31 02:55:11 M 09 16 07.96 +21 00 40.4 – p 066
1937-11-29 18:04:13 M 18 14 46.47 +05 36 39.2 – p 020
1950-11-05 02:32:34 A 23 12 01.42 +07 50 52.4 – – 754
1950-11-08 05:22:05 A 23 08 12.39 +07 20 06.6 – – 662
1950-11-08 06:27:05 A 23 08 09.09 +07 19 39.5 – – 662
1950-11-13 02:26:00 A 23 03 01.93 +06 35 19.0 – – 754
1950-12-11 01:52:20 A 22 52 11.23 +04 00 50.7 – – 754
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)