Comet 2P/Encke was the second periodic comet to be discovered. And the first, you ask? Halley's Comet, of course. A short-period comet is one that regularly orbits the sun more often than once ...

Encke. Comet Encke, also known as 2P, has one of the shortest periods of any known comet, with an orbit that takes it past the sun every 3.3 years.

How Comet 2P/Encke Got Its Name. Comets are usually named for their discoverer(s) or for the name of the observatory/telescope used in the discovery. However, this comet is not named after its ...

Clearly, Comet 2P Encke is an interesting one. Apollo asteroid 2004 TG10 seems to be a fragment related to the comet, perhaps from a breakup catastrophe some 20,000 years ago.

Comet 2P/Encke will hover low at dawn during the first weeks of October. It's expected to reach magnitude 7.5. 2P/Encke has one of the shortest orbits of all comets, circling the sun in just 3.3 ...

NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft captured this image of Comet 2P/Encke during the comet's closest approach to Mercury in 2013. At that time, Encke was approximately 2.3 million miles ...

Both are associated with Comet 2P/Encke, which is believed to be the source of the meteoroids that created this meteor shower, according to the EarthSky website.

In 2P/Encke's case, it orbits every 3.3 years, the shortest orbit of any known periodic comet. Related: Comets: Everything you need to know about the 'dirty snowballs' of space ...

In 2P/Encke's case, it orbits every 3.3 years, the shortest orbit of any known periodic comet. Related: 'Planet killer' asteroids are hiding in the sun's glare. Can we stop them in time?

In 2P/Encke's case, it orbits every 3.3 years, the shortest orbit of any known periodic comet. Related: Comets: Everything you need to know about the 'dirty snowballs' of space ...