2P/Encke
- Capture date
- 2016-10-05
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0002P C2016 10 04.91547 00 12 01.55 +14 10 19.6 17.7 Nw@1284J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.377000 AU (355,594,168 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.391116 AU (208,107,966 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 18.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 2p-20161005-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 765 × 570
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