Comet
Encke
2P/Encke
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.47 AU
- True anomaly
- 208.2°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.22 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.8477
- Inclination
- 11.41°
- Orbital period
- 3.31 years
- Perihelion
- 0.338 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.101 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 334.19°
- Argument of periapsis
- 187.13°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460239.64952 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.6
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)