2P/Encke (Record n° 16327)
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 10 22h12 UT by Philippe DupouyMagnitude (MPC m2) 18.2 Magnitude standard deviation 0.1 Aperture radius for m2 6.5 " r (dist/Sun) 2.336 AU d (dist/Earth) 1.360 AU Right ascension 0.0745 ° Declination +13.25325 ° 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 2016.10.12 22:26:03
AC2 obsdax@orange.fr
NET UCAC-4
0002P KC2016 10 10.92530 00 00 17.88 +13 15 11.7 18.2 N 958
0002P KC2016 10 10.93632 00 00 16.50 +13 15 05.1 18.1 N 958
0002P KC2016 10 10.96403 00 00 13.19 +13 14 48.8 18.2 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 13 00h31m43s