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 hight 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 0.19392812 Astronomical Units, or 29,011,234 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 20.23.

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 behvior 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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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
2019 Jul 17	00h 29m 04s	+07° 55’ 41”	20.36	Pisces
2019 Jul 18	00h 29m 03s	+07° 57’ 47”	20.34	Pisces
2019 Jul 19	00h 29m 00s	+07° 59’ 48”	20.32	Pisces
2019 Jul 20	00h 28m 56s	+08° 01’ 44”	20.30	Pisces
2019 Jul 21	00h 28m 51s	+08° 03’ 32”	20.29	Pisces
2019 Jul 22	00h 28m 45s	+08° 05’ 15”	20.27	Pisces
2019 Jul 23	00h 28m 38s	+08° 06’ 51”	20.25	Pisces
2019 Jul 24	00h 28m 31s	+08° 08’ 21”	20.23	Pisces
2019 Jul 25	00h 28m 20s	+08° 09’ 44”	20.21	Pisces
2019 Jul 26	00h 28m 09s	+08° 11’ 02”	20.19	Pisces
2019 Jul 27	00h 27m 57s	+08° 12’ 12”	20.17	Pisces
2019 Jul 28	00h 27m 45s	+08° 13’ 15”	20.15	Pisces
2019 Jul 29	00h 27m 29s	+08° 14’ 12”	20.13	Pisces
2019 Jul 30	00h 27m 15s	+08° 15’ 02”	20.11	Pisces