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
1986-09-02 07:34:48 A 23 55 24.70 +05 50 09.8 – – 691
1986-09-02 08:02:55 A 23 55 23.46 +05 50 04.5 – – 691
1986-09-02 08:10:33 A 23 55 23.16 +05 50 02.8 – – 691
1986-09-25 07:48:49 A 23 28 48.30 +03 35 57.9 – – 691
1986-09-25 08:05:43 A 23 28 47.43 +03 35 53.6 – – 691
1986-09-26 06:05:48 A 23 27 41.10 +03 29 42.5 – – 691
1986-09-26 06:33:08 A 23 27 39.66 +03 29 35.4 – – 691
1986-09-26 06:47:02 A 23 27 38.93 +03 29 31.2 – – 691
1987-08-13 08:03:18 A 12 00 27.69 -10 17 07.2 – – 474
1987-08-13 08:17:00 A 12 00 32.32 -10 17 44.4 – – 474
1987-08-15 11:53:00 A 12 17 24.20 -12 30 27.3 – – 323
1987-08-17 11:46:00 A 12 33 03.71 -14 27 51.6 – – 323
1987-08-18 11:10:00 A 12 40 42.04 -15 22 56.8 – – 323
1987-08-19 08:30:31 A 12 47 39.83 -16 11 41.4 – – 474
1987-08-19 08:49:30 A 12 47 45.58 -16 12 20.9 – – 474
1988-05-17 14:21:51 A 22 58 12.82 -08 33 01.4 – – 568
1988-05-18 13:54:40 A 22 58 36.90 -08 30 11.5 – – 568
1988-09-09 07:40:59 A 21 58 56.37 -13 02 13.2 – – 568
1988-09-09 07:47:00 A 21 58 56.17 -13 02 13.7 – – 568
1988-09-09 07:56:15 A 21 58 55.75 -13 02 15.6 – – 568
1988-09-09 08:08:53 A 21 58 55.29 -13 02 17.1 – – 568
1988-09-09 08:20:55 A 21 58 54.83 -13 02 19.4 – – 568
1988-09-09 08:32:43 A 21 58 54.43 -13 02 20.7 – – 568
1988-09-11 07:40:04 A 21 57 01.44 -13 10 22.4 – – 568
1988-09-11 07:54:34 A 21 57 00.91 -13 10 25.3 – – 568
1988-09-12 08:30:59 A 21 56 03.25 -13 14 27.4 – – 568
1988-09-12 08:41:10 A 21 56 02.83 -13 14 28.9 – – 568
1988-09-12 09:26:21 A 21 56 00.99 -13 14 35.2 – – 568
1989-06-01 14:27:49 A 23 51 50.02 +01 18 27.8 – – 568
1989-06-01 14:44:00 A 23 51 50.23 +01 18 30.0 – – 568
1989-06-02 13:03:12 A 23 52 12.72 +01 21 59.2 – – 568
1989-06-02 13:48:30 A 23 52 13.47 +01 22 05.0 – – 568
1989-06-02 14:12:03 A 23 52 13.85 +01 22 09.2 – – 568
1989-08-01 12:12:22 A 23 51 11.33 +02 40 21.2 – – 568
1989-08-01 12:26:35 A 23 51 11.00 +02 40 20.1 – – 568
1989-08-01 12:40:50 A 23 51 10.70 +02 40 19.2 – – 568
1989-08-02 11:02:41 A 23 50 41.03 +02 38 39.2 – – 568
1989-08-02 11:33:43 A 23 50 40.31 +02 38 36.8 – – 568
1989-12-27 05:22:09 A 22 42 27.00 -03 51 24.9 – – 568
1989-12-27 05:30:20 A 22 42 27.16 -03 51 23.9 – – 568
1989-12-27 05:38:31 A 22 42 27.33 -03 51 22.6 – – 568
1989-12-27 06:28:11 A 22 42 28.51 -03 51 15.8 – – 568
1990-08-30 00:54:30 A 05 27 59.67 +34 55 57.5 – – 996
1990-08-30 01:12:10 A 05 28 03.89 +34 56 08.2 – – 996
1990-09-20 12:37:35 A 08 12 54.24 +33 05 47.1 – – 657
1990-09-20 19:45:59 A 08 15 41.37 +32 56 31.2 – – 372
1990-09-20 19:48:30 A 08 15 41.99 +32 56 28.0 – – 372
1990-09-26 03:31:11 A 09 05 56.86 +29 20 31.5 – – 503
1990-09-30 20:01:25 A 09 49 18.21 +24 58 23.6 – – 372
1990-09-30 20:05:24 A 09 49 19.56 +24 58 12.0 – – 372
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)