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Comet Encke /ˈɛŋki/, or
Encke's Comet (official designation: 2P/
Encke), is a
periodic comet that
completes an
orbit of the Sun once
every 3.3 years. (This...
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Encke may
refer to:
Johann Franz Encke (1791–1865), a nineteenth-century
German astronomer Encke (crater)...
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Edward Keeler.
Keeler had in turn
discovered and
named the
Encke Gap in
honor of
Johann Encke. In 2006, four tiny "moonlets" were
found in C****ini images...
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Johann Franz Encke (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈfʁants ˈɛŋkə]; 23
September 1791 – 26
August 1865) was a
German astronomer.
Among his activities,...
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Encke (24
February 2009 – 14
October 2014) was an American-bred, British-trained
Thoroughbred racehorse, best
known for
winning the
classic St
Leger Stakes...
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shorter orbital period extreme,
Encke's Comet has an
orbit that does not
reach the
orbit of Jupiter, and is
known as an
Encke-type comet. Short-period comets...
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closest to
Encke. High-resolution
Lunar Orbiter 1
image of
Encke C
Apollo 12
image of
Encke C
Apollo 12
image of
Encke E
Apollo 12
image of
Encke X, with...
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comet Encke. The
Taurids are
actually two
separate showers, with a
Southern and a
Northern component. The
Southern Taurids originated from
Comet Encke, while...
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Erdmann Encke (26
January 1843 – 7 July 1896) was a
German sculptor.
Encke was born in Berlin. He
studied at the
academy in
Berlin and with
Albert Wolff...
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orbits within the
Encke Gap in Saturn's A Ring. Pan is a ring
shepherd and is
responsible for
keeping the
Encke Gap free of ring particles....
