2P/Encke (Record n° 16251)
Perihelion distance : 0.34 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 11 °
Orbital period : 3.3 years
Eccentricity : 0.85
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2016 Oct 03 22h27 UT by Philippe DupouyMagnitude (MPC m2) 18.2 Magnitude standard deviation 0.1 Aperture radius for m2 4.9 " r (dist/Sun) 2.400 AU d (dist/Earth) 1.411 AU Right ascension 3.47629 ° Declination +14.30764 ° MPC report COD 958
CON P. Dupouy, Observatoire de Dax, DAX, France [obsdax@orange.fr]
OBS P. Dupouy, J. B. de Vanssay
MEA J. B. de Vanssay
TEL 0.43-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2016.10.04 22:16:38
AC2 obsdax@orange.fr
NET UCAC-4
0002P KC2016 10 03.93539 00 13 54.31 +14 18 27.5 18.2 N 958
0002P KC2016 10 03.94646 00 13 53.00 +14 18 22.4 18.2 N 958
0002P KC2016 10 03.95751 00 13 51.68 +14 18 17.1 18.1 N 958
Instrument T430 Instrument type Newton Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 430 mm Instrument focale length 1161 mm Instrument focale/diameter 2.7 Filter None Camera ATIK 460EX Sensor CCD Sensor temperature -5 °C Binning 2x2 Mount Home Meade Motorization No Autoguide No Observatory MPC code 958 Location 40100 DAX FRANCE Reference stars catalog (ast) UCAC-4
Used softwares ASTROMETRICA Observation submission date 2016 Oct 05 00h24m51s Observation modification date 2016 Oct 11 00h25m49s