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.
Enckejev komet ali Komet Encke (uradna oznaka je 2P/Encke) je periodični komet, ki obkroži Sonce vsaka tri leta, kar je najkrajša obhodna doba znanih kometov.