2P/Encke (2017)

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Updated on August 31, 2019

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Mar. 28.0 TT = JDT 2457840.5 T 2017 Mar. 10.09243 TT MPCW q 0.3358952 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29903639 Peri. 186.56348 -0.94518150 -0.31455227 a 2.2147261 Node 334.55953 +0.30811481 -0.77014238 e 0.8483355 Incl. 11.77817 +0.10815357 -0.55492125 P 3.30 From 2160 observations 2009 Aug. 15-2017 June 2, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +0.00, A2 = -0.0001.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph H = 14.2 G = 0.15 [ ,-110] ( - 2016 Nov. 20) m1 = 9.8 + 5 log d + 25 log r [-110, -45] (2016 Nov. 20 - 2017 Jan. 24) m1 = 10.3 + 5 log d + 7.0 log r [ -45, 20] (2017 Jan. 24 - 2017 Mar. 30) m1 = 12.3 + 5 log d + 15.7 log r [ 20, 110] (2017 Mar. 30 - 2017 June 28) H = 14.2 G = 0.15 [ 110, ] (2017 June 28 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-L52. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.