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
2009-09-16 08:12:59 C 23 34 42.06 +03 38 07.1 – r G96
2009-09-16 08:20:01 C 23 34 41.70 +03 38 05.3 – r G96
2009-09-16 08:27:04 C 23 34 41.37 +03 38 03.5 – r G96
2009-09-19 20:12:58 C 23 30 38.39 +03 16 16.6 – w 213
2009-09-19 20:38:45 C 23 30 37.12 +03 16 10.1 – w 213
2009-09-19 21:01:49 C 23 30 35.99 +03 16 04.0 – w 213
2009-09-19 21:33:15 C 23 30 34.43 +03 15 56.0 – v 204
2009-09-19 23:47:27 C 23 30 27.80 +03 15 20.4 – v 204
2009-09-22 19:58:03 C 23 27 09.41 +02 57 06.3 – o A77
2009-09-22 20:11:33 C 23 27 08.74 +02 57 02.6 – o A77
2009-09-22 20:25:03 C 23 27 08.10 +02 56 58.6 – o A77
2009-09-23 03:13:10 C 23 26 48.27 +02 55 09.5 – o 691
2009-09-23 03:34:54 C 23 26 47.23 +02 55 03.6 – o 691
2009-09-23 03:56:39 C 23 26 46.13 +02 54 57.6 – o 691
2009-09-24 22:37:18 C 23 24 41.80 +02 43 25.3 – w J40
2009-09-24 22:45:05 C 23 24 41.42 +02 43 23.3 – w J40
2009-09-24 22:53:43 C 23 24 41.00 +02 43 20.7 – w J40
2009-10-08 21:07:42 C 23 09 14.77 +01 11 48.4 – w 213
2009-10-08 21:16:38 C 23 09 14.36 +01 11 46.3 – w 213
2009-10-08 21:28:34 C 23 09 13.83 +01 11 43.0 – w 213
2009-10-14 19:18:54 C 23 03 23.82 +00 34 48.3 – o A77
2009-10-18 21:18:57 C 22 59 42.96 +00 10 43.8 – v 204
2009-10-19 00:01:50 C 22 59 36.99 +00 10 05.7 – v 204
2009-11-06 18:32:51 C 22 47 24.09 -01 17 32.9 – o A77
2009-11-06 18:55:16 C 22 47 23.52 -01 17 39.2 – o A77
2009-11-11 18:39:01 C 22 45 32.08 -01 33 25.9 – c A77
2009-12-15 18:12:53 C 22 47 47.23 -01 51 22.9 – v A77
2009-12-15 18:24:02 C 22 47 47.44 -01 51 24.7 – v A77
2009-12-15 18:35:12 C 22 47 47.83 -01 51 19.9 – v A77
2010-01-21 18:03:32 C 23 13 14.12 +00 25 47.5 – v 204
2010-09-10 09:50:05 C 13 54 45.71 -20 10 50.3 – u D96
2010-09-10 09:57:26 C 13 54 47.75 -20 11 02.7 – u D96
2010-09-19 09:36:04 C 14 52 57.58 -24 46 22.1 – g D96
2010-09-19 09:50:09 C 14 53 01.27 -24 46 35.7 – g D96
2010-09-23 09:47:09 C 15 16 42.88 -26 10 41.1 – o D96
2010-09-23 10:23:40 C 15 16 51.75 -26 11 08.9 – o D96
2010-09-25 10:31:28 C 15 28 12.10 -26 45 42.1 – o D96
2010-09-25 11:01:20 C 15 28 19.05 -26 46 01.4 – o D96
2010-10-02 11:09:13 C 16 05 04.73 -28 13 23.5 – o D96
2010-10-02 11:15:58 C 16 05 06.40 -28 13 28.4 – o D96
2010-10-05 10:02:16 C 16 19 18.71 -28 37 22.7 – o D96
2010-10-05 10:25:41 C 16 19 22.81 -28 37 29.4 – o D96
2010-10-06 09:51:57 C 16 23 56.11 -28 44 09.7 – u 367
2010-10-06 10:04:57 C 16 23 58.31 -28 44 10.7 – u 367
2011-06-29 14:25:26 C 22 58 01.694 -08 35 17.96 – L F51
2011-06-29 14:42:03 C 22 58 01.470 -08 35 19.07 – L F51
2011-07-05 12:09:13 C 22 55 36.72 -08 47 27.5 – o F65
2011-07-05 12:13:41 C 22 55 36.63 -08 47 27.9 – o F65
2011-07-05 12:18:09 C 22 55 36.53 -08 47 28.4 – o F65
2011-08-01 15:17:19 C 22 35 34.51 -10 30 43.9 – r E12
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)