Asteroids named after people called Wright
馃懚 Wright as a baby name馃惗 Wright as a dog name
(11246) Orvillewright
As the pilot of the Wright Flyer 1 in a 12-second flight on 1903 Dec. 17, Orville Wright (1871-1948) is generally credited, with the assistance of his brother, as being the first pilot of a heavier-than-air flying machine.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar