Comet 2P/Encke

Lightcurve of 2P/Encke
The orbital elements of 2P/Encke (source: MPC Ephemeris Service)
q (perihelion distance) 0.339325
a (semi-major axes) 2.218274
e (eccentricity) 0.847032
ω (argument of perihelion) 187.2811
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) 334.0141
i (inclination) 11.3413
P (Orbital period in years) 3.3040
T (time of perihelion passage) 2023-10-22 12:58:19
JD2460240.0413
Epoch 2024 Dec 20
Reference MPEC 2024-TP3, MPC orbital elements
Magnitude parameteres (source: Orbital elements)
Absolute magnitude 11.5
Slope parameter 6.0
Ephemeris of 2P/Encke for location Crni Vrh Observatory (latitude: 45.94583; longitude: 14.07111; elevation: 726.0)
Designation MPC Name Date
UTC		 RA Dec Delta r El Ph Mag MPC
Mag		 Motion
"/min		 Motion
PA		 Obj
azi		 Obj
alt		 Sun
alt		 Moon
phase		 Moon
dist		 Moon
alt

Footnotes:

The site uses Minor Planet Ephemeris Service to generate perturbed ephemerides for comets.
Comet magnitudes are calculated based on derived magnitude parameters from the latest available observations in the COBS database.

Terminology:

RA right ascension in hours
Dec declination in degrees
Delta distance between comet and Earth (AU)
r distance between comet and Sun (AU)
El elongation - the angle between the Sun and comet
Ph percent of surface illuminated
Mag magnitude - brightness estimate