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
2011-08-01 15:36:39 C 22 35 33.72 -10 30 48.0 – r E12
2011-08-01 15:56:14 C 22 35 32.85 -10 30 52.5 – r E12
2011-08-01 16:15:55 C 22 35 32.17 -10 30 58.1 – r E12
2011-08-05 22:24:56 C 22 31 16.52 -10 52 28.9 – u A77
2011-08-05 22:58:23 C 22 31 15.08 -10 52 36.2 – u A77
2011-08-05 23:31:49 C 22 31 13.60 -10 52 44.1 – u A77
2011-08-06 00:38:41 C 22 31 10.64 -10 52 58.0 – u A77
2011-08-09 23:56:13 C 22 27 01.07 -11 13 35.0 – c B51
2011-08-10 00:28:03 C 22 26 59.68 -11 13 43.9 – o C10
2011-08-10 00:45:55 C 22 26 58.79 -11 13 46.9 – c B51
2011-08-10 00:50:55 C 22 26 58.68 -11 13 48.9 – o C10
2011-08-10 01:14:26 C 22 26 57.58 -11 13 53.6 – o C10
2011-08-10 23:45:18 C 22 25 57.39 -11 18 49.8 – t 204
2011-08-11 00:05:31 C 22 25 56.49 -11 18 54.7 – t 204
2011-08-11 00:25:39 C 22 25 55.57 -11 18 59.0 – t 204
2011-08-22 10:11:07 C 22 13 21.34 -12 19 06.6 – o F65
2011-08-22 10:15:06 C 22 13 21.15 -12 19 07.3 – o F65
2011-08-22 10:19:04 C 22 13 20.96 -12 19 08.2 – o F65
2011-08-24 10:15:50 C 22 11 07.54 -12 29 25.6 – o F65
2011-08-24 10:20:42 C 22 11 07.31 -12 29 26.6 – o F65
2011-08-24 10:28:28 C 22 11 06.95 -12 29 28.3 – o F65
2011-08-27 22:35:19 C 22 07 14.46 -12 47 09.8 – r 215
2011-08-27 22:37:05 C 22 07 14.43 -12 47 09.6 – r 215
2011-08-27 22:38:52 C 22 07 14.36 -12 47 09.9 – r 215
2011-08-28 21:01:00 C 22 06 13.09 -12 51 46.2 – o C10
2011-08-28 22:04:01 C 22 06 10.20 -12 51 57.0 – o C10
2011-08-29 13:47:03 C 22 05 27.24 -12 55 06.0 – r E12
2011-08-29 14:06:04 C 22 05 26.41 -12 55 10.0 – r E12
2011-08-30 10:19:42 C 22 04 31.47 -12 59 17.5 – o F65
2011-08-30 10:23:35 C 22 04 31.28 -12 59 18.2 – o F65
2011-08-30 10:27:26 C 22 04 31.11 -12 59 19.4 – o F65
2011-09-16 14:36:02 C 21 47 30.02 -14 10 38.3 – o E10
2011-09-16 14:44:24 C 21 47 29.71 -14 10 39.5 – o E10
2011-09-16 14:52:41 C 21 47 29.40 -14 10 40.9 – o E10
2011-09-16 15:29:19 C 21 47 28.07 -14 10 45.7 – o E10
2011-09-22 20:29:04 C 21 42 24.52 -14 30 00.8 – o C10
2011-09-22 20:42:37 C 21 42 24.08 -14 30 04.0 – o C10
2011-09-23 12:05:48 C 21 41 55.06 -14 31 45.2 – o E10
2011-09-23 12:13:41 C 21 41 54.81 -14 31 46.2 – o E10
2011-09-23 12:21:24 C 21 41 54.55 -14 31 47.2 – o E10
2011-09-26 05:25:17 C 21 39 57.45 -14 38 49.5 – r G96
2011-09-26 05:32:42 C 21 39 57.24 -14 38 50.5 – r G96
2011-09-26 05:40:12 C 21 39 57.02 -14 38 51.0 – r G96
2011-09-26 05:47:40 C 21 39 56.80 -14 38 51.7 – r G96
2011-09-26 10:35:44 C 21 39 48.62 -14 39 17.9 – o E10
2011-09-26 10:43:21 C 21 39 48.41 -14 39 18.5 – o E10
2011-09-26 10:50:05 C 21 39 48.20 -14 39 19.3 – o E10
2011-10-19 19:05:32 C 21 29 20.94 -15 08 39.5 – o C10
2011-10-19 19:27:32 C 21 29 20.85 -15 08 41.5 – o C10
2012-08-10 06:15:30 C 23 41 22.21 +01 35 18.2 – V G45
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)