Encke
English
Proper noun
Encke (countable and uncountable, plural Enckes)
- (countable) A surname from German.
- (astronomy) Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
- A comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke
- An asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
- A crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
Synonyms
- (comet): Comet Encke, Encke Comet, Encke's Comet, 2P/Encke
- (asteroid): Asteroid Encke, Encke Asteroid, 9134 Encke
- (impact crater): Encke Crater
Derived terms
- 2P/Encke
- 9134 Encke
- Comet Encke
- Encke Comet
- Encke Crater
- Encke Division
- Encke Gap
- Encke-type comet
- Encke's Comet
Translations
surname
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See also
Encke (crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 9134 Encke on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 2P/Encke on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
German
Proper noun
Encke m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Enckes or (with an article) Encke, feminine genitive Encke, plural Enckes or Encke)
- a surname
Proper noun
Encke
- Encke (an asteroid in Koronian, Solar System), named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
- Encke (a crater in Moon), between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
Synonyms
- (asteroid): (9134) Encke
Descendants
- English: Encke
See also
- Johann Franz Encke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Encke (Mondkrater) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- (9134) Encke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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