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on 2 June 1822.

Although named after Johann Encke, he himself insisted that the comet should be referred to as Pons's Comet instead, however this was not widely adopted.

Orbit

Comets are in unstable orbits that evolve over time due to perturbations and outgassing. Given Encke's low orbital inclination near the ecliptic and brief orbital period

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