Honors
- Twice, in 1824 and 1830, the recipient of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- The crater Encke on the Moon is named after him.
- The asteroid 9134 Encke is named in his honour.
- The Encke gap of Saturn's rings is named after him.
- The Comet Encke is named after him for his calculation of its orbit.
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“My heart’s subdued
Even to the very quality of my lord.
I saw Othello’s visage in his mind,
And to his honors and his valiant parts
Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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