Encke
Meaning
Proper Noun
- Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
- comet starsystem, Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke
- asteroid asteroidfamily, Koronian starsystem, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
- crater moon, Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
Related
Similar words
- Comet Encke, Encke Comet, Encke's Comet, 2P/Encke
- Asteroid Encke, Encke Asteroid, 9134 Encke
- Encke Crater
Origin
- German Encke
Modern English dictionary
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