2P/Encke (2007)

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Updated on October 12, 2008

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Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 51822: Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Apr. 19.3117 TT MPC q 0.339269 (2000.0) P Q n 0.2983680 Peri. 186.5230 -0.9450308 -0.3150640 a 2.218032 Node 334.5714 +0.3084527 -0.7702153 e 0.847040 Incl. 11.7543 +0.1085068 -0.5545296 P 3.30 From 896 observations 1989-2003. Nongravitational parameters A1 = -0.02, A2 = -0.0009.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph H = 14.2 G = 0.15 [ ,-100] ( - 2007 Jan. 9) m1 = 9.8 + 5 log d + 25 log r [-100, -45] (2007 Jan. 9 - 2007 Mar. 5) m1 = 10.3 + 5 log d + 7.0 log r [ -45, 20] (2007 Mar. 5 - 2007 May 9) m1 = 12.3 + 5 log d + 15.7 log r [ 20, 100] (2007 May 9 - 2007 July 28) H = 14.2 G = 0.15 [ 100, ] (2007 July 28 - )

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.