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1251 Hedera

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Discovered by
  
Reinmuth, K.

MPC designation
  
1251

Observation arc
  
101.18 yr (36955 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Ivy

Discovery date
  
25 January 1933

Alternative names
  
1933 BE

Discovered
  
25 January 1933

Discoverer
  
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
3.1449246 AU (470.47402 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

Similar
  
1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig, 1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia

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

References

1251 Hedera Wikipedia