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Discovered 1868 Aug. 15 by J. C. Watson at Ann Arbor.
Named after the daughter of Zeus and Leda {see planets (5731) and (38)}, and cause for the Trojan War. (H 14)
The naming was delegated to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, of which the discoverer was a member. The naming was redelegated to B. A. Gould who selected the name (AN 72, 191 (1868)).
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(2003). (101) Helena. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_102
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