In November 1845 Adams was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, not on the strength of his predictions for the new planet which remained unknown, but rather for his paper Elements of the comet Faye in which, Challis reported:
Sa Nobyembre 1845 ay Adams elected isang Fellow ng astronomya Royal Society, hindi sa lakas ng kanyang mga paghuhula para sa mga bagong planeta na naiiwan ang hindi kilala, kundi para sa kanyang papel Sangkap ng buntala Faye sa kung saan, Challis iniulat: