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1249 Rutherfordia

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Discovered by
  
K. Reinmuth

Discovery date
  
4 November 1932

Named after
  
The city of Rutherford

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg

MPC designation
  
1249

Alternative names
  
1932 VB

1249 Rutherfordia

1249 Rutherfordia (1932 VB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1932, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It was later named after the city Rutherford in New York.

References

1249 Rutherfordia Wikipedia