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
1951-01-06 02:57:33 A 23 06 41.11 +04 19 45.9 – – 711
1951-01-08 02:18:06 A 23 08 33.75 +04 26 54.7 – – 711
1951-01-10 01:43:58 A 23 10 32.61 +04 34 47.3 – – 711
1951-02-03 02:04:00 A 23 42 11.19 +07 01 21.9 – – 711
1951-02-05 01:48:00 A 23 45 24.25 +07 16 43.3 – – 711
1951-02-08 02:01:00 A 23 50 26.01 +07 40 21.1 – – 711
1951-02-28 00:47:29 A 00 25 31.65 +09 31 38.0 – – 754
1951-03-05 01:02:15 A 00 31 16.40 +08 56 22.7 – – 754
1951-03-10 01:04:35 A 00 30 26.77 +06 50 31.3 – – 754
1951-08-07 08:47:59 A 20 44 41.75 -28 06 34.4 – – 662
1951-08-07 09:44:59 A 20 44 36.60 -28 06 37.4 – – 662
1953-09-03 09:09:44 A 23 58 11.19 +06 31 18.3 – – 672
1953-09-04 10:31:13 A 23 57 03.01 +06 26 25.2 – – 672
1953-09-05 10:47:14 A 23 55 56.74 +06 21 34.1 – – 672
1957-07-25 10:14:12 A 03 33 51.63 +27 56 29.0 – – 662
1957-07-28 09:37:04 A 03 42 44.76 +28 38 23.3 – – 689
1957-07-28 10:13:46 A 03 42 49.39 +28 38 45.1 – – 689
1957-07-30 10:07:02 A 03 49 04.53 +29 06 58.0 – – 689
1957-07-30 10:41:57 A 03 49 09.10 +29 07 18.8 – – 689
1957-07-31 10:17:18 A 03 52 19.76 +29 21 13.5 – – 662
1957-07-31 10:59:19 A 03 52 25.72 +29 21 40.3 – – 662
1957-08-29 09:59:17 A 06 08 30.5 +34 44 25 – – 662
1957-08-29 10:07:16 A 06 08 32.6 +34 44 26 – – 662
1957-08-31 10:31:57 A 06 22 18.66 +34 46 33.5 – – 689
1957-08-31 10:48:11 A 06 22 23.25 +34 46 32.1 – – 689
1957-08-31 10:59:38 A 06 22 26.67 +34 46 33.4 – – 689
1957-09-04 10:12:49 A 06 51 29.24 +34 32 05.2 – – 689
1957-09-04 11:04:11 A 06 51 45.49 +34 31 49.7 – – 689
1957-09-19 10:20:05 A 08 58 14.21 +28 12 37.4 – – 689
1957-09-19 10:45:16 A 08 58 23.42 +28 11 50.6 – – 689
1957-09-27 10:24:55 A 10 06 43.21 +20 50 59.0 – – 754
1957-09-28 10:36:51 A 10 14 59.00 +19 46 20.2 – – 754
1957-10-01 10:31:03 A 10 38 52.96 +16 24 42.7 – – 754
1957-10-03 10:32:07 A 10 54 22.53 +14 04 04.9 – – 754
1957-10-04 10:26:28 A 11 01 57.17 +12 52 44.9 – – 754
1960-08-17 07:28:36 A 01 33 45.35 +19 13 09.9 – – 689
1960-08-17 08:34:24 A 01 33 44.97 +19 13 25.7 – – 689
1960-08-19 07:24:37 A 01 33 28.85 +19 24 20.2 – – 689
1960-08-19 08:32:57 A 01 33 28.38 +19 24 34.0 – – 689
1960-09-26 04:48:34 A 00 56 54.46 +21 10 01.9 – – 689
1960-09-26 05:24:29 A 00 56 51.52 +21 09 59.6 – – 689
1960-10-22 03:24:02 A 23 53 12.08 +17 53 39.0 – – 689
1960-11-08 05:42:01 A 23 10 09.02 +13 30 24.8 – – 689
1960-11-08 05:53:59 A 23 10 07.86 +13 30 16.3 – – 689
1960-12-20 03:30:45 A 22 22 55.97 +04 57 24.8 – – 689
1960-12-20 03:42:44 A 22 22 55.79 +04 57 20.8 – – 689
1961-01-06 01:50:37 A 22 16 55.00 +02 31 14.5 – – 689
1961-01-06 02:34:29 A 22 16 53.82 +02 30 53.4 – – 689
1961-01-17 01:50:59 A 22 04 00.71 -00 43 45.1 – – 689
1961-01-17 01:55:58 A 22 04 00.21 -00 43 50.5 – – 689
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)