Encke

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Etymology

From 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

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German

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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

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

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