1251 Hedera

Hedera
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 25 January 1933
Designations
MPC designation 1251
Named after
Ivy
1933 BE
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 101.18 yr (36955 days)
Aphelion 3.1449246 AU (470.47402 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2885286 AU (342.35901 Gm)
2.716727 AU (406.4166 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1576154
4.48 yr (1635.6 d)
327.77508°
 13m 12.388s / day
Inclination 6.049154°
140.65448°
217.58048°
Earth MOID 1.2867 AU (192.49 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.29166 AU (342.827 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.334
Physical characteristics
19.9000 h (0.82917 d)
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. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    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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