(571000) Kowright Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 December 2006 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Kenneth O. Wright (1911–2002) was a Canadian Director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada until 1976, having joined the observatory staff in 1936. He was a renowned stellar spectroscopist with an interest in supergiant stars and the chemical abundance of stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kowright is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kowright is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 571000 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 YG49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 8.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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