6841 Gottfriedkirch
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6841 Gottfriedkirch is an asteroid
. It is named after the German
astronomer Gottfried Kirch
(1639-1710). It was originally designated 2034 P-L, and was discovered on September 24, 1960. It also bore the provisional designations 1954 YQ and from independent sightings.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It is named after the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
astronomer Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer. The son of a shoemaker in Guben, Electorate of Saxony, Kirch first worked as a calendar-maker in Saxonia and Franconia. He began to learn astronomy in Jena, and studied under Hevelius in Danzig...
(1639-1710). It was originally designated 2034 P-L, and was discovered on September 24, 1960. It also bore the provisional designations 1954 YQ and from independent sightings.