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Bookmark or Share- When Will Comet Encke Return | Encke’s Comet - Star WalkAs we’ve already mentioned, comet 2P/Encke returns to the inner Solar System about every 3 years. After the perihelion on October 22, 2023, the comet will get closest to the Sun next time on February 10, 2027.
- The Changing Face of Comet Encke - Sky & TelescopeEncke reaches perihelion (its point closest to the Sun) on December 29th, but observing it then will be a challenge. In late December and early January, the comet — perhaps at 7th magnitude or better — will be due west of the Sun in the morning sky, but the elongation will be barely 20°.
- In Depth | 2P/Encke – NASA Solar System ExplorationOverview. Comet 2P/Encke is a small comet. Its nucleus measures approximately 2.98 miles (4.8 kilometers) in diameter, which is about a third of the size of the object hypothesized to have led to the demise of the dinosaurs. It takes 3.30 years for Enke to orbit the sun once.
- Encke – old faithful comet, shortest orbit, between Jupiter and sunEncke is a periodic comet with a very short run of only 3 years. It comes within Earths view (though not always visible to the naked eye) in such a short period because unlike most comets, Encke only goes as far out as Jupiter.
- 2P/Encke - NASA ScienceOverview. Comet 2P/Encke is a small comet. Its nucleus measures approximately 2.98 miles (4.8 kilometers) in diameter, which is about a third of the size of the object hypothesized to have led to the demise of the dinosaurs. It takes 3.30 years for Enke to orbit the sun once.
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