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
1990-10-01 04:38:17 A 09 52 31.8 +24 35 52 – – 494
1993-07-22 09:57:47 c 01 25 44.37 +16 03 38.0 – – 691
1993-07-22 10:08:50 c 01 25 44.45 +16 03 41.7 – – 691
1993-07-22 10:20:09 c 01 25 44.74 +16 03 44.1 – – 691
1993-07-25 10:17:11 c 01 26 58.95 +16 22 48.4 – – 691
1993-07-25 10:28:46 c 01 26 59.12 +16 22 51.5 – – 691
1993-07-25 10:45:28 c 01 26 59.39 +16 22 55.9 – – 691
1993-08-24 16:33:49 C 01 28 28.23 +19 10 20.3 – – 360
1993-08-24 16:45:00 C 01 28 28.08 +19 10 23.2 – – 360
1993-08-25 15:40:59 C 01 28 04.90 +19 14 32.4 – – 360
1993-08-25 15:51:00 C 01 28 04.73 +19 14 33.4 – – 360
1993-08-25 16:51:15 C 01 28 03.57 +19 14 45.3 – – 360
1993-09-14 16:01:50 C 01 11 17.56 +20 10 14.0 – – 385
1993-09-14 16:07:30 C 01 11 17.43 +20 10 13.0 – – 385
1993-09-14 17:32:59 C 01 11 12.38 +20 10 15.3 – – 376
1993-09-14 17:50:24 C 01 11 11.56 +20 10 15.4 – – 376
1993-09-20 23:09:53 C 01 02 02.85 +20 09 33.2 – – 540
1993-09-20 23:36:31 C 01 02 00.97 +20 09 32.2 – – 540
1993-09-25 17:41:45 C 00 53 40.85 +20 00 46.5 – – 360
1993-09-25 18:00:00 C 00 53 39.43 +20 00 44.3 – – 360
1993-09-26 17:32:45 C 00 51 47.74 +19 57 55.4 – – 360
1993-09-26 17:37:00 C 00 51 47.39 +19 57 54.8 – – 360
1993-10-09 14:19:00 C 00 23 25.86 +18 44 53.8 – – 360
1993-10-09 14:32:00 C 00 23 24.53 +18 44 49.3 – – 360
1993-10-11 14:49:10 C 00 18 25.99 +18 26 55.7 – – 360
1993-10-11 14:53:39 C 00 18 25.49 +18 26 53.9 – – 360
1993-10-19 13:29:29 C 23 58 06.44 +16 59 44.8 – – 360
1993-10-19 13:34:30 C 23 58 05.90 +16 59 42.2 – – 360
1993-10-23 23:23:17 C 23 46 45.13 +16 01 22.9 – – 494
1993-10-23 23:42:12 C 23 46 42.96 +16 01 10.9 – – 494
1993-10-24 03:02:35 c 23 46 22.13 +15 59 18.3 – – 691
1993-10-24 03:14:26 c 23 46 20.85 +15 59 11.6 – – 691
1993-10-24 03:25:16 c 23 46 19.64 +15 59 05.5 – – 691
1993-11-14 10:08:30 C 22 59 33.09 +10 37 51.4 – – 411
1993-11-14 10:12:07 C 22 59 32.78 +10 37 50.8 – – 411
1993-11-14 20:31:25 C 22 58 48.73 +10 31 31.0 – – 494
1993-11-14 20:46:25 C 22 58 47.77 +10 31 21.7 – – 494
1993-11-17 03:27:02 c 22 55 06.01 +09 58 43.3 – – 691
1993-11-17 03:51:52 c 22 55 04.33 +09 58 28.6 – – 691
1993-11-17 04:02:31 c 22 55 03.61 +09 58 22.3 – – 691
1993-11-18 19:01:58 C 22 52 36.04 +09 35 41.3 – – 557
1993-11-18 19:17:16 C 22 52 35.08 +09 35 32.4 – – 557
1993-11-18 19:25:09 C 22 52 34.56 +09 35 27.8 – – 557
1993-11-18 19:27:55 C 22 52 34.40 +09 35 26.5 – – 557
1993-11-23 01:40:08 C 22 46 48.68 +08 39 03.7 – – 786
1993-12-02 18:39:29 C 22 37 11.51 +06 48 15.2 – – 107
1993-12-02 18:54:06 C 22 37 10.90 +06 48 11.3 – – 107
1993-12-04 18:36:08 C 22 35 46.23 +06 28 42.0 – – 107
1993-12-04 19:46:14 C 22 35 44.17 +06 28 12.7 – – 107
1993-12-06 19:30:20 C 22 34 30.03 +06 09 46.1 – – 107
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)