Comet Encke or Encke's Comet (official designation: 2P/Encke) is a periodic comet that completes an orbit of the Sun once every 3.3 years. (This is the shortest period of a reasonably bright comet; the faint main-belt comet311P/PANSTARRS has a period of 3.2 years.) Encke was first recorded by Pierre Méchain in 1786, but it was not recognized as a periodic comet until 1819 when its orbit was computed by Johann Franz Encke; like Halley's Comet, it is unusual in being named after the calculator of its orbit rather than its discoverer. Like most comets, it has a very low albedo, reflecting only 4.6% of the light it receives. The diameter of the nucleus of Encke's Comet is 4.8km.
Discovery
As its official designation implies, Encke's Comet was the first periodic comet discovered after Halley's Comet (designated 1P/Halley). It was independently observed by several astronomers, the second being Caroline Herschel in 1795 and the third Jean-Louis Pons in 1818. Its orbit was calculated by Johann Franz Encke, who through laborious calculations was able to link observations of comets in 1786 (designated 2P/1786 B1), 1795 (2P/1795 V1), 1805 (2P/1805 U1) and 1818 (2P/1818 W1) to the same object. In 1819 he published his conclusions in the journal Correspondance astronomique, and predicted correctly its return in 1822 (2P/1822 L1). It was recovered by Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker at Parramatta Observatory on 2 June 1822.
The Orionids, which are the result of particles from Halley's Comet, will remain active until Nov ... Both the Northern and Southern Taurids come from Comet Encke and will remain active until Dec.
... are debris left behind by Encke’s comet ... Each time the comet Encke returns to the inner solar system, its comparatively small nucleus sheds ice and rock into space to create a vast debris stream.
... are debris left behind by Encke’s comet ... Each time the comet Encke returns to the inner solar system, its comparatively small nucleus sheds ice and rock into space to create a vast debris stream.
... event that occurred around 10,000 years ago when a large comet broke into pieces. The South Taurids originate as debris from Comet Encke, while the North Taurids are debris from asteroid 2004TG10.
Reasons to watch Like their southern counterparts, the Northern Taurids originate from Comet Encke, which has the shortest orbit of any known comet in the solar system — taking just 3.3 years to complete a full trip around the sun ... Leonids ... .
Getty) ... Both the northern and southern Taurid meteor showers are linked to the Comet Encke, which passes through the Milky Way each year, though the Northern ones come from a slightly different stream of debris ... Getty) ... More Trending ... Read More Stories.
5 through Nov. 12 ... The Southern Taurids, however, originated from Encke’s Comet, or 2P/Encke ... As for the Leonids, a separate EarthSky.com article states that they hail from the Tempel-Tuttle comet, also known as 55P/Tempel-Tuttle ... Astronomy ... ....
Aussies are being urged not to miss out on a stunning celestial phenomenon ... The stunning fireballs are made of debris left behind by the comet Encke, the remains of a larger comet that broke up 20,000 to 30,000 years ago ... Now have YOUR say! ... .
...Comet Encke’s debris. Both showers are part of the Taurid meteor stream, a broad swath of debris left by Comet Encke, a comet with an unusually short orbital period of just 3.3 years.
5 through Tuesday, Nov ... The meteors seem to come from the direction of the Taurus constellation, Space.com says, and are said to be sourced from debris left behind by the comet Encke.When can you see the Taurid meteor shower? ... 12.
... are debris left behind by Encke’s comet ... Each time the comet Encke returns to the inner solar system, its comparatively small nucleus sheds ice and rock into space to create a vast debris stream.
The Taurids are an annual meteor shower that peaks around this time, hence their nickname “HalloweenFireballs.” They actually two separate showers, with a southern and a northern component, both originating from Comet Encke.
(NASA via AP) ... 12 ... Viewing of both showers will last into December ... What is a meteor shower? ... Most meteor showers originate from the debris of comets. Both showers share the same parent source — originating from the debris of comet Encke ... 17. .
