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1054 Forsytia

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Discovered by
  
Karl William Reinmuth

Named after
  
Forsythia

Observation arc
  
32993 days (90.33 yr)

Discovery date
  
20 November 1925

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Alternative names
  
A907 EA; 1925 WD; 1962 DD

(1054) Forsytia is an asteroid discovered on 20 November 1925 by German astronomer Karl William Reinmuth in Heidelberg. Its provisional designation was 1925 WD.

It is named after the Forsythia genus of flowering shrubs.

References

1054 Forsytia Wikipedia