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
2004-07-17 08:41:30 C 22 12 54.66 -16 43 42.0 – c 704
2004-07-17 08:42:12 C 22 12 54.63 -16 43 43.0 – c 704
2004-07-17 08:57:17 C 22 12 53.68 -16 43 46.3 – c 704
2004-07-17 08:57:47 C 22 12 53.71 -16 43 47.0 – c 704
2004-07-17 09:13:07 C 22 12 52.93 -16 43 51.8 – c 704
2004-07-17 09:13:35 C 22 12 52.80 -16 43 51.0 – c 704
2004-07-17 09:30:36 C 22 12 51.78 -16 43 56.7 – c 704
2004-07-17 09:53:23 C 22 12 50.53 -16 44 03.0 – c 704
2004-07-25 08:39:47 C 22 01 36.22 -17 36 34.4 – o 699
2004-07-25 08:49:09 C 22 01 35.66 -17 36 38.5 – o 699
2004-07-25 08:58:30 C 22 01 35.21 -17 36 38.9 – o 699
2004-07-25 09:07:51 C 22 01 34.57 -17 36 42.8 – o 699
2004-08-08 07:17:42 C 21 40 08.49 -19 03 39.3 – c 704
2004-08-08 07:31:16 C 21 40 07.56 -19 03 41.9 – c 704
2004-08-08 07:45:03 C 21 40 06.66 -19 03 45.7 – c 704
2004-08-08 07:58:30 C 21 40 05.73 -19 03 48.7 – c 704
2004-08-12 04:47:06 C 21 34 07.14 -19 24 54.6 – c 704
2004-08-12 05:01:55 C 21 34 06.23 -19 24 57.4 – c 704
2004-08-12 05:16:00 C 21 34 05.33 -19 24 59.7 – c 704
2004-08-12 05:30:08 C 21 34 04.39 -19 25 02.8 – c 704
2004-08-12 05:44:26 C 21 34 03.46 -19 25 06.0 – c 704
2004-08-22 12:45:21 C 21 18 58.14 -20 11 34.3 – r E12
2004-08-22 13:01:37 C 21 18 57.14 -20 11 37.0 – r E12
2004-08-22 13:17:50 C 21 18 56.21 -20 11 39.7 – r E12
2004-08-22 13:37:43 C 21 18 55.05 -20 11 42.8 – r E12
2004-09-13 13:17:38 C 20 54 37.24 -21 00 17.1 – o 360
2004-09-13 13:23:33 C 20 54 37.03 -21 00 16.6 – o 360
2004-09-13 13:32:00 C 20 54 36.69 -21 00 17.2 – o 360
2005-07-12 09:48:16 C 23 27 42.66 -02 18 51.9 – d 291
2005-07-12 10:14:29 C 23 27 42.27 -02 18 53.2 – d 291
2005-07-12 10:40:44 C 23 27 41.90 -02 18 54.4 – d 291
2005-08-24 10:39:18 C 22 58 48.43 -04 37 39.4 – o 644
2005-08-24 10:55:24 C 22 58 47.79 -04 37 42.6 – o 644
2005-08-24 11:18:32 C 22 58 46.89 -04 37 47.5 – o 644
2005-08-29 04:37:43 C 22 54 17.86 -05 01 17.8 – c 691
2005-08-29 05:02:41 C 22 54 16.84 -05 01 23.2 – c 691
2005-08-29 05:27:33 C 22 54 15.94 -05 01 28.9 – c 691
2005-08-29 21:42:32 C 22 53 36.66 -05 04 54.2 – c 213
2005-08-29 21:43:41 C 22 53 36.62 -05 04 54.7 – c 213
2005-08-29 21:49:28 C 22 53 36.40 -05 04 56.2 – c 213
2005-08-29 21:51:46 C 22 53 36.31 -05 04 56.8 – c 213
2005-08-30 22:52:50 C 22 52 35.94 -05 10 14.1 – c 213
2005-08-30 22:54:03 C 22 52 35.89 -05 10 14.3 – c 213
2005-08-30 23:00:07 C 22 52 35.65 -05 10 15.6 – c 213
2005-08-30 23:02:33 C 22 52 35.56 -05 10 16.2 – c 213
2005-08-31 22:56:15 C 22 51 37.75 -05 15 21.7 – c 213
2005-08-31 23:12:21 C 22 51 37.09 -05 15 25.0 – c 213
2005-08-31 23:28:28 C 22 51 36.45 -05 15 28.0 – c 213
2005-09-09 21:08:53 C 22 42 58.96 -06 01 07.1 – c 213
2005-09-09 21:13:47 C 22 42 58.77 -06 01 08.3 – c 213
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)