6841 Gottfriedkirch

6841 Gottfriedkirch is an asteroid. It is named after the German astronomer Gottfried Kirch (1639-1710).^[1] It was originally designated 2034 P-L, and was discovered on September 24, 1960. It also bore the provisional designations 1954 YQ and 1994 PX₃₃ from independent sightings.^[2]

References

↑ Schmadel, Lutz (5 August 2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1 (5th ed.). Heidelberg: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 560. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
↑ Jones, Kenneth Glyn (1968). "The Search for the Nebulae -- II. Journal of the British Astronomical Association". Journal of the British Astronomical Association 78 (5): 360–368. Bibcode:1968JBAA...78..360J.

External links

6841 Gottfriedkirch at the JPL Small-Body Database

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