1250 Galanthus

Galanthus
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date January 25, 1933
Designations
MPC designation 1250
Named after
Galanthus
1933 BD
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.2446995
Perihelion 1.8619565
Eccentricity 0.2707727
1490.2472631
146.86162
Inclination 15.17228
292.05241
217.28028
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.0500
12.26

    1250 Galanthus (1933 BD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 25, 1933 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.[1] It was later named after the flower, snowdrop.[2]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
    • Binzel, R.P.; Mulholland, J.D. (1983) Icarus 56, 519-533.