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
2003-10-15 06:40:11 C 01 43 10.59 +39 04 14.3 – c 750
2003-10-15 06:44:30 C 01 43 09.88 +39 04 18.5 – c 750
2003-10-15 06:49:26 C 01 43 09.10 +39 04 25.9 – c H41
2003-10-15 06:58:50 C 01 43 07.56 +39 04 36.1 – c H41
2003-10-15 12:41:17 C 01 42 13.69 +39 10 03.5 – m 340
2003-10-15 12:45:07 C 01 42 13.04 +39 10 08.1 – m 340
2003-10-15 12:48:22 C 01 42 12.49 +39 10 10.5 – m 340
2003-10-15 17:47:17 C 01 41 24.15 +39 14 50.2 – c A32
2003-10-15 17:53:38 C 01 41 23.10 +39 14 56.7 – c A32
2003-10-15 18:02:07 C 01 41 21.71 +39 15 04.9 – c A32
2003-10-15 18:10:36 C 01 41 20.33 +39 15 13.4 – c A32
2003-10-15 19:02:18 C 01 41 12.00 +39 16 06.8 – c 235
2003-10-15 20:08:57 C 01 41 00.84 +39 17 11.2 – c A18
2003-10-15 20:21:34 C 01 40 58.68 +39 17 23.6 – c A18
2003-10-16 06:09:44 C 01 39 20.05 +39 26 59.6 – c 704
2003-10-16 06:26:18 C 01 39 17.15 +39 27 15.8 – c 704
2003-10-16 06:42:36 C 01 39 14.31 +39 27 31.5 – c 704
2003-10-16 06:58:46 C 01 39 11.47 +39 27 47.4 – c 704
2003-10-16 07:17:46 C 01 39 08.18 +39 28 05.7 – c 704
2003-10-16 12:22:51 C 01 38 16.80 +39 32 59.4 – m 340
2003-10-16 12:26:58 C 01 38 16.09 +39 33 03.6 – m 340
2003-10-16 12:30:48 C 01 38 15.40 +39 33 07.1 – m 340
2003-10-16 12:35:01 C 01 38 14.63 +39 33 11.6 – m 340
2003-10-16 14:31:45 C 01 37 53.87 +39 35 05.7 – m 379
2003-10-16 14:36:04 C 01 37 53.11 +39 35 10.2 – m 379
2003-10-16 14:38:12 C 01 37 52.78 +39 35 11.9 – m 379
2003-10-16 15:15:06 C 01 37 46.09 +39 35 47.7 – m 349
2003-10-16 15:18:19 C 01 37 45.48 +39 35 50.9 – m 349
2003-10-16 15:35:57 C 01 37 42.34 +39 36 07.7 – m 349
2003-10-16 15:39:10 C 01 37 41.78 +39 36 10.5 – m 349
2003-10-16 20:27:16 C 01 36 52.33 +39 40 45.0 – c 204
2003-10-16 20:28:30 C 01 36 52.11 +39 40 46.4 – c 204
2003-10-16 20:29:44 C 01 36 51.89 +39 40 47.6 – c 204
2003-10-16 20:30:58 C 01 36 51.67 +39 40 48.8 – c 204
2003-10-16 20:32:12 C 01 36 51.46 +39 40 50.1 – c 204
2003-10-16 20:50:07 C 01 36 48.16 +39 41 06.6 – c A18
2003-10-17 01:54:47 C 01 35 54.45 +39 46 03.9 – c H41
2003-10-17 01:59:57 C 01 35 53.51 +39 46 09.4 – c H41
2003-10-17 10:11:45 C 01 34 24.29 +39 54 03.4 – – 392
2003-10-17 10:13:41 C 01 34 24.08 +39 54 07.1 – – 300
2003-10-17 10:22:45 C 01 34 22.27 +39 54 14.5 – – 392
2003-10-17 10:22:50 C 01 34 22.37 +39 54 16.5 – – 300
2003-10-17 10:35:15 C 01 34 19.97 +39 54 27.3 – – 392
2003-10-17 10:51:19 C 01 34 17.10 +39 54 45.1 – – 300
2003-10-17 11:00:50 C 01 34 15.32 +39 54 54.9 – – 300
2003-10-17 11:57:18 C 01 34 04.76 +39 55 50.6 – m 340
2003-10-17 12:01:28 C 01 34 03.98 +39 55 54.7 – m 340
2003-10-17 12:04:41 C 01 34 03.39 +39 55 57.6 – m 340
2003-10-17 13:35:53 C 01 33 46.16 +39 57 27.9 – – 360
2003-10-17 13:38:53 C 01 33 45.59 +39 57 30.9 – – 360
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)