2P/Encke Orbit by S. Nakano NK 4234 (2020) Observed in 2nd half of 2024

Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2023 Oct. 22.58241 0.3391478 0.8471062 3.30 187.27990 334.01430 11.34362 0.200 2025 May 5.0 m1 = 10.0 + 5 log Delta + 10.0 log r Date/ 0h TT R.A.(1950) Decl. R.A.(2000) Decl. Delta r Daily motion Magnitude Mot./PA Elong. P PA/Tail Moon Age h m ¡ , h m ¡ , m , m1 , ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 2024 Dec. 26 21 35.45 -14 32.0 21 38.18 -14 18.5 4.462 3.870 +0.80 + 4.6 19.1 12.5/ 69 47.8 10.8 71/0.46 105 .23 2025 Jan. 5 21 43.46 -13 46.2 21 46.17 -13 32.4 4.602 3.896 +0.84 + 4.9 19.2 13.2/ 68 39.7 9.3 71/0.39 24 .28 15 21 51.87 -12 57.4 21 54.57 -12 43.2 4.723 3.920 +0.87 + 5.2 19.3 13.7/ 68 31.7 7.6 70/0.31 161 .99 25 22 00.56 -12 06.1 22 03.24 -11 51.5 4.824 3.943 +0.88 + 5.4 19.4 14.1/ 68 23.8 5.8 70/0.23 79 .22 Feb. 4 22 09.43 -11 12.6 22 12.09 -10 57.7 4.902 3.964 +0.89 + 5.5 19.4 14.3/ 67 16.0 3.9 69/0.15 57 .35 14 22 18.36 -10 17.5 22 21.00 -10 02.4 4.958 3.983 +0.89 + 5.6 19.5 14.3/ 67 8.2 2.0 67/0.08 172 .98 24 22 27.26 -09 21.4 22 29.89 -09 06.0 4.991 4.001 +0.88 + 5.7 19.5 14.2/ 67 0.6 0.1 39/0.01 53 .19 Mar. 6 22 36.05 -08 24.8 22 38.67 -08 09.2 5.000 4.018 +0.86 + 5.7 19.5 14.0/ 66 7.2 1.8 251/0.07 88 .42 16 22 44.64 -07 28.2 22 47.25 -07 12.4 4.986 4.032 +0.83 + 5.6 19.5 13.6/ 66 14.8 3.6 250/0.14 146 .97 26 22 52.96 -06 32.2 22 55.56 -06 16.2 4.949 4.046 +0.79 + 5.5 19.5 13.1/ 65 22.5 5.4 249/0.21 25 .16 Apr. 5 23 00.92 -05 37.5 23 03.51 -05 21.3 4.891 4.057 +0.75 + 5.3 19.5 12.4/ 65 30.2 7.1 248/0.28 119 .49 15 23 08.43 -04 44.7 23 11.01 -04 28.4 4.812 4.068 +0.70 + 5.0 19.5 11.6/ 64 37.9 8.7 248/0.35 121 .96 25 23 15.40 -03 54.4 23 17.97 -03 38.0 4.714 4.076 +0.63 + 4.7 19.5 10.6/ 64 45.8 10.2 248/0.41 6 .11 May 5 23 21.72 -03 07.4 23 24.29 -02 50.9 4.598 4.083 +0.56 + 4.3 19.4 9.4/ 63 53.7 11.5 248/0.48 148 .54 15 23 27.29 -02 24.4 23 29.86 -02 07.9 4.468 4.089 +0.47 + 3.8 19.4 8.0/ 62 61.8 12.6 247/0.54 93 .95 25 23 31.98 -01 46.3 23 34.55 -01 29.7 4.325 4.093 +0.37 + 3.2 19.3 6.4/ 60 70.1 13.5 247/0.59 40 .07 June 4 23 35.65 -01 14.0 23 38.21 -00 57.4 4.173 4.096 +0.25 + 2.6 19.2 4.5/ 56 78.7 14.1 247/0.64 178 .58 14 23 38.14 -00 48.5 23 40.70 -00 31.9 4.014 4.097 +0.12 + 1.8 19.1 2.5/ 45 87.5 14.3 247/0.67 62 .93 24 23 39.30 -00 30.8 23 41.86 -00 14.1 3.853 4.097 -0.03 + 0.9 19.1 1.0/331 96.7 14.3 246/0.70 77 .03 July 4 23 38.97 -00 21.9 23 41.53 -00 05.3 3.693 4.095 -0.20 - 0.1 19.0 2.9/268 106.2 13.8 246/0.70 151 .61 14 23 37.01 -00 22.9 23 39.57 -00 06.3 3.540 4.092 -0.37 - 1.2 18.9 5.6/258 116.2 12.9 246/0.68 26 .89 24 23 33.33 -00 34.4 23 35.90 -00 17.8 3.399 4.087 -0.54 - 2.3 18.8 8.4/255 126.6 11.5 245/0.64 116 .01 Aug. 3 23 27.92 -00 56.9 23 30.48 -00 40.3 3.274 4.081 -0.70 - 3.3 18.7 11.1/253 137.6 9.7 244/0.55 116 .64 13 23 20.87 -01 29.8 23 23.44 -01 13.3 3.171 4.073 -0.84 - 4.2 18.6 13.3/251 149.0 7.4 243/0.44 16 .84 23 23 12.45 -02 12.0 23 15.02 -01 55.7 3.095 4.064 -0.94 - 4.9 18.5 14.9/251 160.7 4.7 239/0.29 157 .00 Sept. 2 23 03.08 -03 01.1 23 05.65 -02 44.9 3.050 4.053 -0.98 - 5.3 18.5 15.5/250 172.5 1.9 225/0.11 78 .66 12 22 53.32 -03 53.7 22 55.90 -03 37.7 3.038 4.040 -0.95 - 5.3 18.5 15.2/250 173.9 1.5 96/0.09 63 .77 22 22 43.78 -04 46.2 22 46.37 -04 30.4 3.059 4.027 -0.87 - 4.9 18.5 13.9/249 162.2 4.4 77/0.27 160 .00 Oct. 2 22 35.10 -05 34.8 22 37.70 -05 19.2 3.112 4.011 -0.73 - 4.2 18.5 11.7/249 150.1 7.1 74/0.43 38 .70 12 22 27.76 -06 16.6 22 30.36 -06 01.2 3.193 3.994 -0.57 - 3.3 18.5 9.1/248 138.4 9.6 72/0.56 108 .69 22 22 22.09 -06 49.6 22 24.71 -06 34.4 3.297 3.976 -0.38 - 2.3 18.6 6.1/248 127.0 11.5 71/0.66 122 .00 Nov. 1 22 18.30 -07 12.6 22 20.92 -06 57.4 3.418 3.956 -0.19 - 1.3 18.6 3.1/246 116.0 13.0 70/0.72 4 .73 11 22 16.40 -07 25.2 22 19.02 -07 10.1 3.552 3.934 -0.01 - 0.3 18.7 0.3/207 105.5 14.0 70/0.74 149 .63 21 22 16.31 -07 27.8 22 18.94 -07 12.7 3.692 3.911 +0.16 + 0.7 18.8 2.5/ 73 95.4 14.6 69/0.74 88 .01 Dec. 1 22 17.91 -07 20.7 22 20.53 -07 05.6 3.833 3.886 +0.31 + 1.6 18.8 4.9/ 71 85.7 14.7 69/0.72 39 .78 11 22 21.00 -07 04.8 22 23.62 -06 49.6 3.970 3.859 +0.44 + 2.4 18.9 7.0/ 70 76.4 14.4 68/0.68 175 .59 21 22 25.40 -06 40.7 22 28.02 -06 25.3 4.100 3.831 +0.55 + 3.2 18.9 8.8/ 69 67.4 13.7 67/0.63 58 .01 31 22 30.94 -06 09.1 22 33.55 -05 53.6 4.218 3.801 +0.65 + 3.8 18.9 10.4/ 68 58.7 12.8 66/0.58 73 .84 2026 Jan. 10 22 37.43 -05 30.8 22 40.03 -05 15.1 4.322 3.769 +0.73 + 4.5 18.9 11.8/ 68 50.2 11.6 66/0.51 148 .56 20 22 44.73 -04 46.4 22 47.32 -04 30.6 4.408 3.736 +0.80 + 5.0 18.9 12.9/ 67 42.0 10.2 64/0.44 29 .01 30 22 52.68 -03 56.6 22 55.27 -03 40.6 4.475 3.701 +0.85 + 5.5 18.9 13.8/ 67 34.1 8.6 63/0.37 106 .89 Feb. 9 23 01.18 -03 02.1 23 03.75 -02 46.0 4.522 3.664 +0.89 + 5.9 18.9 14.6/ 66 26.3 6.8 61/0.29 122 .55 19 23 10.11 -02 03.4 23 12.68 -01 47.1 4.548 3.625 +0.93 + 6.2 18.9 15.2/ 66 18.7 5.0 58/0.21 2 .03 Mar. 1 23 19.38 -01 01.1 23 21.94 -00 44.6 4.550 3.584 +0.95 + 6.5 18.8 15.7/ 65 11.3 3.1 52/0.13 137 .93

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