2135 Aristaeus
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2135 Aristaeus is an Apollo asteroid
discovered on April 17, 1977 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Palomar Observatory
. It is named for the son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene.
Apollo asteroid
The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth...
discovered on April 17, 1977 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
. It is named for the son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene.