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.
Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, volume 5, number 11, page 16
Name:
Kowright
Number:
571000
Designation:
2006 YG49
Disc. Date:
2006-12-26
Discoverer:
D. D. Balam, K. M. Perrett
Disc. Place:
Maunakea / 568