Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet Encke (2P/Encke)?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet Encke (2P/Encke) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet Encke (2P/Encke) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet Encke (2P/Encke)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet Encke (2P/Encke) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet Encke (2P/Encke) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet Encke (2P/Encke) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) to Earth happens on Sat Jul 7 2063 at a distance of 0.19418219 Astronomical Units, or 29,049,243 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Comet Encke (2P/Encke) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) is 18.91.

The observed magnitude and coma diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication. We acknowledge with thanks the comet observations from the COBS Comet Observation Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this table to report recent comet observations.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet Encke (2P/Encke), according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Comet Encke (2P/Encke) rise and set times

Today's Comet Encke (2P/Encke) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Comet Encke (2P/Encke) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet Encke (2P/Encke) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet Encke (2P/Encke) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Feb 12	23h 43m 04s	+04° 12’ 46”	19.05	Pisces
2020 Feb 13	23h 44m 21s	+04° 20’ 48”	19.03	Pisces
2020 Feb 14	23h 45m 38s	+04° 28’ 56”	19.02	Pisces
2020 Feb 15	23h 46m 55s	+04° 37’ 10”	19.00	Pisces
2020 Feb 16	23h 48m 15s	+04° 45’ 30”	18.98	Pisces
2020 Feb 17	23h 49m 33s	+04° 53’ 57”	18.96	Pisces
2020 Feb 18	23h 50m 53s	+05° 02’ 27”	18.94	Pisces
2020 Feb 19	23h 52m 14s	+05° 11’ 04”	18.92	Pisces
2020 Feb 20	23h 53m 36s	+05° 19’ 48”	18.91	Pisces
2020 Feb 21	23h 54m 59s	+05° 28’ 36”	18.89	Pisces
2020 Feb 22	23h 56m 22s	+05° 37’ 31”	18.87	Pisces
2020 Feb 23	23h 57m 47s	+05° 46’ 31”	18.85	Pisces
2020 Feb 24	23h 59m 11s	+05° 55’ 36”	18.82	Pisces
2020 Feb 25	00h 00m 37s	+06° 04’ 48”	18.80	Pisces