1251 Hedera

Hedera
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date January 25, 1933
Designations
MPC designation 1251
Named after
Ivy
1933 BE
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.1381932
Perihelion 2.2978692
Eccentricity 0.1545832
1636.7414260
28.08493
Inclination 6.03992
140.75445
217.38928
Physical characteristics
10.50

    1251 Hedera (1933 BE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 25, 1933, by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.[1] It was later named after the genus of plants, Hedera.[2]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-22.


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