Encke

From German Encke.

Encke (countable and uncountable, plural Enckes)

1. (countable) A surname from German.
2. (astronomy) Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
3. A comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke
4. An asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
5. A crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

• (comet): Comet Encke, Encke Comet, Encke's Comet, 2P/Encke
• (asteroid): Asteroid Encke, Encke Asteroid, 9134 Encke
• (impact crater): Encke Crater

•   Encke (crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   9134 Encke on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   2P/Encke on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• necke

Encke m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Enckes or (with an article) Encke, feminine genitive Encke, plural Enckes or Encke)

1. a surname

Encke

1. Encke (an asteroid in Koronian, Solar System), named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
2. Encke (a crater in Moon), between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

• (asteroid): (9134) Encke

• English: Encke
• → Chinese: → 恩克 (Ēnkè) (transliteration)

•   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