Hamamelis

(1991 VW5 )

NOW @ 17 GEM 59

Inclination: 9.233

Eccentricity: 0.19

Period: 4.095 years

AU 2.559

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

2.11.1991 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1

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Named for Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family, with about 25 genera and 100 species, typical in South America and Africa. Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) is not a true hazel, although the leaves are similar. (M 34350) _ _.

Discovered on 2-11-1991 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.
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