2P/Encke
- Capture date
- 2013-10-05
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0002P C2013 10 05.11811 07 37 31.53 +43 26 47.1 16.5 Nw85065J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.086423 AU (162,526,529 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.551623 AU (82,521,601 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 2p-20131005-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 765 × 550
About this object
- Designation
- 2P
- Orbit class
- Encke-type Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2460291.5 JD TDB · q = 0.34 au · e = 0.847 · i = 11.3 deg · Ω = 334 deg · ω = 187 deg · T = 2460240.028 JD TDB