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
1963-09-24 04:55:37 A 23 45 33.99 +06 38 34.8 – – 689
1963-09-24 06:49:37 A 23 45 27.52 +06 38 01.4 – – 689
1963-09-25 09:08:34 A 23 43 59.54 +06 30 22.3 – – 689
1963-10-12 07:12:07 A 23 21 53.52 +04 23 30.2 – – 689
1963-10-12 08:59:38 A 23 21 47.92 +04 22 54.1 – – 689
1963-12-16 02:18:34 A 22 54 18.91 +00 16 45.8 – – 689
1963-12-16 03:54:33 A 22 54 20.54 +00 16 50.7 – – 689
1964-08-30 03:28:34 A 17 21 34.02 -34 11 21.4 – – 689
1964-08-30 04:24:04 A 17 21 39.92 -34 10 56.9 – – 689
1964-09-07 03:34:42 A 17 40 56.00 -32 53 54.2 – – 689
1967-08-02 23:40:50 A 05 23 07.90 +31 17 53.9 – – 095
1967-08-06 00:24:48 A 05 40 19.72 +31 30 43.8 – – 095
1967-08-09 00:24:33 A 05 58 26.47 +31 35 05.4 – – 095
1967-08-10 00:15:50 A 06 04 40.93 +31 34 27.2 – – 095
1967-08-12 00:10:54 A 06 17 35.70 +31 29 20.9 – – 095
1967-08-12 00:22:25 A 06 17 38.41 +31 29 18.6 – – 095
1967-08-14 00:06:33 A 06 30 58.81 +31 18 53.5 – – 095
1967-08-16 00:37:28 A 06 45 00.63 +31 02 10.6 – – 095
1970-09-26 10:05:34 A 01 47.4 +28 41 – – 695
1970-10-21 20:21:34 A 00 30 54.11 +30 30 46.3 – – 993
1970-11-16 18:12:10 A 22 10 55.18 +20 43 27.2 – – 020
1970-11-16 18:23:08 A 22 10 52.55 +20 43 07.8 – – 020
1970-11-19 18:43:37 A 21 55 01.98 +18 43 15.6 – – 095
1970-11-19 18:54:29 A 21 54 59.65 +18 42 55.9 – – 095
1970-11-21 18:16:29 A 21 44 55.02 +17 21 25.4 – – 020
1970-11-23 10:03:59 A 21 36 36.92 +16 11 24.3 – – 370
1970-11-25 18:11:40 A 21 25 07.57 +14 30 30.7 – – 046
1970-11-26 16:35:24 A 21 20 37.09 +13 49 50.8 – – 095
1970-11-26 16:58:28 A 21 20 31.93 +13 49 04.8 – – 095
1970-11-26 18:09:59 A 21 20 17.60 +13 46 53.0 – – 056
1970-11-27 18:24:23 A 21 15 26.81 +13 02 20.1 – – 046
1970-11-30 12:26:00 A 21 02 22.59 +10 59 50.1 – – 323
1970-11-30 17:31:47 A 21 01 22.71 +10 49 49.5 – – 119
1970-12-05 09:16:30 A 20 39 25.32 +07 14 58.8 – – 370
1970-12-05 09:22:30 A 20 39 24.24 +07 14 46.7 – – 370
1970-12-06 16:55:57 A 20 33 08.70 +06 12 08.5 – – 046
1971-05-27 10:20:00 A 22 42 11.97 -14 36 43.8 – – 693
1971-05-29 10:11:29 A 22 42 25.88 -14 36 33.3 – – 695
1972-08-15 06:47:30 A 23 03.50 -04 34.0 – – 695
1972-08-15 08:35:00 A 23 03.44 -04 34.3 – – 695
1972-09-05 04:56:32 A 22 43 45.89 -06 16 43.9 – – 801
1972-09-13 05:17:59 A 22 36 04.58 -06 57 03.4 – – 695
1972-09-13 07:00:59 A 22 36 00.57 -06 57 24.0 – – 695
1973-09-21 05:24:19 A 00 04 17.43 +09 51 47.8 – – 695
1973-09-21 06:01:35 A 00 04 15.12 +09 51 37.4 – – 695
1973-10-22 05:19:45 A 23 19 35.18 +05 40 46.0 – – 695
1973-10-22 06:22:20 A 23 19 31.88 +05 40 24.2 – – 695
1973-10-24 04:47:29 A 23 17 09.92 +05 24 05.4 – – 801
1974-05-30 17:15:44 A 02 04 53.57 -12 50 23.0 – – 474
1974-07-20 10:23:39 A 20 11 37.32 -40 44 01.9 – – 485
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)