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1061 Paeonia

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Discovered by
  
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

Alternative names
  
1925 TB

Discovered
  
10 October 1925

Discoverer
  
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
10 October 1925

Observation arc
  
33002 days (90.35 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Peony

Aphelion
  
3.79645 AU (567.941 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.4752579 AU (370.29331 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

Similar
  
1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1207 Ostenia

1061 Paeonia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1925 TB. It is named after a plant genus. It has a diameter of 51 km.

References

1061 Paeonia Wikipedia