Encke-type Comets

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Encke-type Comets (ETc) are objects whose orbit brings it closer to the sun than Jupiter. There are 69 Encke-type Comets in this database out of 1,302,506 total, accounting for 0.0% of objects.

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2P/Encke
mid-sized Not Hazardous
2P/Encke orbits the sun every 1,200 days, coming as close as 0.34 AU and reaching as far as 4.09 AU from the sun.
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-AW
None Not Hazardous
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-AW orbits the sun every 1,600 days, coming as close as 0.94 AU and reaching as far as 4.41 AU from the sun.
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-AZ
None Not Hazardous
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-AZ orbits the sun every 1,570 days, coming as close as 0.94 AU and reaching as far as 4.35 AU from the sun.
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh
mid-sized Not Hazardous
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh orbits the sun every 3,110 days, coming as close as 3.55 AU and reaching as far as 4.78 AU from the sun.
82P/Gehrels 3
mid-sized Not Hazardous
82P/Gehrels 3 orbits the sun every 3,070 days, coming as close as 3.63 AU and reaching as far as 4.64 AU from the sun.
87P/Bus
small Not Hazardous
87P/Bus orbits the sun every 2,330 days, coming as close as 2.10 AU and reaching as far as 4.78 AU from the sun.
94P/Russell 4
None Not Hazardous
94P/Russell 4 orbits the sun every 2,400 days, coming as close as 2.23 AU and reaching as far as 4.79 AU from the sun.
111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett
mid-sized Not Hazardous
111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett orbits the sun every 3,100 days, coming as close as 3.70 AU and reaching as far as 4.62 AU from the sun.
116P/Wild 4
None Not Hazardous
116P/Wild 4 orbits the sun every 2,380 days, coming as close as 2.19 AU and reaching as far as 4.78 AU from the sun.
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3
None Not Hazardous
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 orbits the sun every 3,290 days, coming as close as 3.91 AU and reaching as far as 4.75 AU from the sun.
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu
very small Not Hazardous
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu orbits the sun every 2,710 days, coming as close as 2.76 AU and reaching as far as 4.86 AU from the sun.
233P/La Sagra
None Not Hazardous
233P/La Sagra orbits the sun every 1,930 days, coming as close as 1.79 AU and reaching as far as 4.28 AU from the sun.
238P/Read
None Not Hazardous
238P/Read orbits the sun every 2,060 days, coming as close as 2.37 AU and reaching as far as 3.96 AU from the sun.
259P/Garradd
None Not Hazardous
259P/Garradd orbits the sun every 1,650 days, coming as close as 1.80 AU and reaching as far as 3.66 AU from the sun.
266P/Christensen
None Not Hazardous
266P/Christensen orbits the sun every 2,420 days, coming as close as 2.33 AU and reaching as far as 4.73 AU from the sun.
297P/Beshore
None Not Hazardous
297P/Beshore orbits the sun every 2,380 days, coming as close as 2.41 AU and reaching as far as 4.56 AU from the sun.
311P/PANSTARRS
None Not Hazardous
311P/PANSTARRS orbits the sun every 1,180 days, coming as close as 1.94 AU and reaching as far as 2.44 AU from the sun.
313P/Gibbs
None Not Hazardous
313P/Gibbs orbits the sun every 2,050 days, coming as close as 2.39 AU and reaching as far as 3.92 AU from the sun.
324P/La Sagra
mid-sized Not Hazardous
324P/La Sagra orbits the sun every 1,990 days, coming as close as 2.62 AU and reaching as far as 3.57 AU from the sun.
331P/Gibbs
None Not Hazardous
331P/Gibbs orbits the sun every 1,900 days, coming as close as 2.88 AU and reaching as far as 3.13 AU from the sun.
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