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2P/Encke

Perihelion distance : 0.34 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 11 °
Orbital period : 3.3 years
Eccentricity : 0.85

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Sep 14 23h47 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Magnitude (MPC m2)18.3
Magnitude standard deviation0.0
Aperture radius for m26.75 "
Magnitude bandr
r (dist/Sun) 2.317 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.429 AU
Right ascension19.25125 °
Declination+20.44611 °
MPC report
COD L27
CON J.-F. Soulier
OBS J.-F. Soulier
MEA J.-F. Soulier
TEL 0.25-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD
NUM 3
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.09.15 07:19:13
NET ATLAS2
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
0002P        KC2026 09 14.99119 01 17 00.30 +20 26 46.0          18.3 r      L27
0002P        KC2026 09 15.00567 01 16 59.20 +20 26 47.0          18.3 r      L27
0002P        KC2026 09 15.02295 01 16 57.88 +20 26 48.2          18.3 r      L27
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)250 mm
Instrument focale length875 mm
Instrument focale/diameter3.5
FilterNone
CameraATIK 414 EX
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-5 °C
Binning1x1
MountPARAMOUNT ME
AutoguideNo
Exposure details60 x 60s
Observatory MPC codeL27
LocationDauban
Reference stars catalog (ast)ATLAS2
Reference stars catalog (phot)ATLAS2
Used softwaresTycho
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.5 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Sep 15 06h01m19s
Observation modification date2026 Sep 15 08h49m54s

(Record n° 31867)

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