a periodic comet that follows a 13.5-year elliptical orbit around the sun. Visibility will not be hindered for the 2025 Ursid meteor shower as the new moon will occur just before the peak on Dec.
taking just 3.3 years to orbit the sun. Comet Encke and the Taurid meteor shower are thought to be the remnants of a far larger comet that broke apart over the last 20,000 to 30,000 years ...