was published by the Minor Planet Center in March 1952 (). The lunar crater Kirkwood was also named in the astronomer's honor. Notes References External links Asteroid (1578) Kirkwood at RASC Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info ) Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center 001578 001578 Named minor planets 001578 19510110