Karl Ludwig Hencke (8 April 1793 – 21 September 1866) was a German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is sometimes confused with Johann Franz Encke, another German astronomer. Two years later he discovered his second asteroid 6 Hebe. He also worked on the improvement of star maps.
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External links
- Biography search at www.deutsche-biographie.de
- Hencke, Karl Ludwig – from Nordisk familjebok by Projekt Runeberg (in Swedish)