Encke

English

Etymology

German Encke

Proper noun

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

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's Comet
• Encke-type comet

 

Translations

surname

• German: Encke

See also

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

Anagrams

• necke

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)

1. a surname

Proper noun

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

Synonyms

• (asteroid): (9134) Encke

Descendants

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

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