Comet Encke

Summary

Comet Encke is an Encke-type comet^[1]. It draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (encke_type_comet category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Comet Encke is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain^[3].
• Comet Encke is credited with the discovery of Caroline Herschel^[4].
• Comet Encke is credited with the discovery of Jean-Louis Pons^[5].
• Comet Encke's image is recorded as Comet Encke.jpg^[6].
• Comet Encke's instance of is recorded as Encke-type comet^[7].
• Comet Encke's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[8].
• Johann Franz Encke is named after Comet Encke^[9].
• Comet Encke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85042986^[10].
• Comet Encke's Commons category is recorded as Comet Encke^[11].
• Comet Encke's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• Comet Encke's child astronomical body is recorded as Taurids^[13].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 V^[14].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 XXI^[15].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 XIII^[16].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 VI^[17].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 XI^[18].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 XI^[19].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 V^[20].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 II^[21].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1967h^[22].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 IV^[23].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1960i^[24].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1957c^[25].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 IX^[26].
• Comet Encke's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 III^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Pierre Méchain^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1744–1804^[29], of France^[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[31], specialised in mathematics^[32]; Caroline Herschel^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1750–1848^[34], of Kingdom of Hanover^[35], awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[36], specialised in astronomy^[37]; and Jean-Louis Pons^[5], an astronomer^[38], 1761–1831^[39], of Kingdom of France^[40], awarded the Lalande Prize^[41], specialised in astronomy^[42].

Why It Matters

Comet Encke draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (encke_type_comet category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]