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2P/Encke

Basic Information of 2P/Encke

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.338887
Eccentricity 0.847213
Inclination (deg) 11.346500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 334.016900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 187.279500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3.303336

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-02-10T05:45:10.080
Period (years) 3.303336

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 22:18:36.63 -07:14:06.1 3.687 3.35 77.5 HIP 110187 9.01
2025-11-22 22:18:41.90 -07:13:48.6 3.701 4.01 76.0 HIP 110187 8.10
2025-11-23 22:18:48.17 -07:13:25.4 3.715 4.66 75.0 HIP 110187 7.22
2025-11-24 22:18:55.44 -07:12:56.4 3.729 5.31 74.2 HIP 110187 6.59
2025-11-25 22:19:03.68 -07:12:21.7 3.743 5.96 73.6 HIP 110187 6.51
2025-11-26 22:19:12.90 -07:11:41.3 3.758 6.59 73.1 HIP 110187 7.23
2025-11-27 22:19:23.07 -07:10:55.4 3.772 7.22 72.7 HIP 110187 8.75
2025-11-28 22:19:34.18 -07:10:03.8 3.786 7.84 72.4 HIP 110187 10.94
2025-11-29 22:19:46.23 -07:09:06.8 3.800 8.45 72.1 HIP 110187 13.62
2025-11-30 22:19:59.20 -07:08:04.2 3.814 9.06 71.8 HIP 110187 16.69
2025-12-01 22:20:13.08 -07:06:56.3 3.828 9.66 71.6 HIP 110187 20.10
2025-12-02 22:20:27.85 -07:05:43.0 3.842 10.25 71.4 HIP 110187 23.81
2025-12-03 22:20:43.51 -07:04:24.4 3.856 10.83 71.2 HIP 110187 27.80
2025-12-04 22:21:00.04 -07:03:00.6 3.870 11.41 71.0 HIP 110187 32.04
2025-12-05 22:21:17.43 -07:01:31.5 3.883 11.98 70.9 HIP 110435 29.82
2025-12-06 22:21:35.67 -06:59:57.3 3.897 12.54 70.7 HIP 110435 26.81
2025-12-07 22:21:54.75 -06:58:18.0 3.911 12.54 70.7 HIP 110435 24.27