1651 Behrens

Behrens
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Marguerite Laugier
Discovery site Nice
Discovery date April 23, 1936
Designations
MPC designation 1651
1936 HD
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.3251786
Perihelion 2.0333204
Eccentricity 0.0669630
1175.0567952
186.50858
Inclination 5.07481
187.56125
339.24952
Physical characteristics
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    1651 Behrens (1936 HD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 23, 1936 by Marguerite Laugier at Nice.

    According to a proposal by Otto Kippes, who verified the discovery, it was named after German astronomer Johann Gerhard Behrens (1889-1978).

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