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The number that made astronomers realize asteroids have names, not just coordinates.

means A main-belt asteroid discovered in 1913, notable chiefly for being assigned the first name-based designation rather than purely numerical cataloging in astronomical history.

from German astronomer Karl Reinmuth discovered this asteroid and named it Kyffhäuser, after a German mountain. The asteroid numbering system evolved from pure numbers into a hybrid system where discovered objects could receive proper namesa shift that humanized what had been cold catalog entries.

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