Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1759 Kienle Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 11 September 1942 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 11 September 1942 Alternative names 1942 RF · 1951 YY Observation arc 73.27 yr (26761 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Named after Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000 Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig, 1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia | ||
1759 Kienle, provisional designation 1942 RF, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1942, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.
Named after astrophysicist Hans Kienle (1895–1975), known for his work on spectrophotometry and director of several German observatories, including the discovery site, Heidelberg. Kienle was also president of IAU Commission 36.
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