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Encke
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English
Etymology
From en de Encke.
Pronunciation
en
en
Proper noun
~ s
en countable en German.
en astronomy en Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
en comet starsystem/Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke
en asteroid asteroidfamily/Koronian starsystem/Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
en crater moon/Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
Synonyms
comet en Comet Encke, en Encke Comet, en Encke's Comet, mul 2P/Encke
asteroid en Asteroid Encke, en Encke Asteroid, mul 9134 Encke
impact crater en Encke Crater
Derived terms
en Comet Encke Encke Comet Encke's Comet 2P/Encke Encke-type comet 9134 Encke Encke Crater Encke Division Encke Gap
Translations
surname
German: de Encke
See also
en Encke (crater)
en 9134 Encke
en 2P/Encke
Anagrams
en ceekn necke
German
de:
Proper noun
surname
de
Proper noun
de proper noun
de asteroid asteroidfamily/Koronian starsystem/Solar System Encke, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
de crater moon/Moon Encke, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
Synonyms
asteroid mul (9134) Encke
Descendants
en Encke
zh 恩克 Ēnkè 1
See also
de Johann Franz Encke
de Encke (Mondkrater)
de (9134) Encke