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| x 433 Eros |
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433 Eros (pronounced /ˈɪərɒs/ IRR-os) is the first discovered Near-Earth asteroid, named after the Greek god of love, Eros (Greek Ἔρως). It is an S-type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second-largest near-Earth asteroid (NEA)...
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| x 422 Berolina |
422 Berolina is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by G. Witt on October 8, 1896 in Berlin. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was the famous asteroid 433 Eros.
Although it has an orbit similar to the Flora family...
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| x 2062 Aten | Aten asteroid |
2062 Aten (pronounced /ˈɑːtən/ AH-tən) is an asteroid that was discovered at the Palomar Mountain Observatory by Eleanor F. Helin, who is now the principal scientist for the NEAT (Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking) project. It is named after Aten, the...
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| x 5381 Sekhmet | Aten asteroid |
5381 Sekhmet is an Aten asteroid whose orbit is sometimes closer to the Sun than the Earth's. It was discovered on 14 May 1991 by Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war.
Sekhmet is believed...
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| x 3753 Cruithne |
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Aten asteroid |
3753 Cruithne (pronounced /ˈkrɪnjə/, from Old Irish [ˈkrɪθnɛ]; Modern [ˈkrɪhnʲə] or [ˈkrɪnʲə]) is an asteroid in orbit around the Sun in 1:1 orbital resonance with that of the Earth. It is a periodic inclusion planetoid orbiting the Sun in an...
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| x 3163 Randi |
Asteroid 3163 Randi was discovered on August 28, 1981 by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory, California. It has an orbital period of 3.705 years and a semi-major axis of 2.395 AU) and is a Mars-crosser asteroid.
It is named in honour of the...
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| x 5335 Damocles | Damocloid asteroid |
5335 Damocles (pronounced /ˈdæməkliːz/ DAM-ə-kleez) is the archetype of the Damocloids, asteroids that are inactive nuclei of the Halley Family and long period comets. It was discovered in 1991 and named after Damocles, a figure of Greek mythology....
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| x 4 Vesta |
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V-type asteroid |
4 Vesta is the second most massive object in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of about 530 km and an estimated mass of 9% of the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers on March 29,...
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| x 2 Pallas |
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2 Pallas is the second asteroid to have been discovered, by astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers on March 28, 1802. Pallas was at first considered a planet, as were the other early asteroids 1 Ceres, 3 Juno, and 4 Vesta, until the discovery...
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| x 3 Juno |
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S-type asteroid |
Juno (pronounced /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/, or as in Latin: Iūno), formal designation 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system, was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the larger main belt asteroids, being one of the two largest stony (S...
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| x 5 Astraea |
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5 Astraea (pronounced /əˈstriːə/, or as Greek: Αστραία; written Astræa in the early literature) is a large main belt asteroid. Its surface is highly reflective (bright) and its composition is probably a mixture of nickel-iron with magnesium- and...
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| x 6 Hebe |
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6 Hebe (pronounced /ˈhiːbiː/ HEE-bee, or as in Greek: ‘Ήβη) is a large Main belt asteroid, containing around half a percent of the mass of the belt. Its apparently high bulk density (greater than that of the Earth's Moon or even Mars), however,...
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| x 7 Iris |
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7 Iris (pronounced /ˈaɪrɨs/ EYE-ris, or as in Greek: Ίρις) is a large main belt asteroid. Among S-type asteroids it ranks fifth in geometric mean diameter after Eunomia, Juno, Amphitrite and Herculina.
Its bright surface and small distance from the...
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| x 8 Flora |
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Flora family |
8 Flora (pronounced /ˈflɔərə/, Latin: Flōra) is a large, bright main belt asteroid. It is the innermost large asteroid: no asteroid closer to the Sun has a diameter above 25 kilometres or two-elevenths that of Flora itself, and not until the tiny...
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| x 9 Metis |
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9 Metis (pronounced /ˈmiːtɪs/ MEE-tiss, Greek: Μήτις) is one of the larger main belt asteroids. It is composed of silicates and metallic nickel-iron, and may be the core remnant of a large asteroid that was destroyed by an ancient collision. Metis...
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| x 10 Hygiea |
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10 Hygiea is an asteroid located in the main asteroid belt. With somewhat oblong diameters of 350–500 km, and a mass estimated to be 2.9% of the total mass of the belt, it is the fourth largest object in the region by volume and mass. It is the...
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| x 11 Parthenope |
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11 Parthenope (pronounced /pɑrˈθɛnəpiː/ par-THEN-ə-pee, Greek: Παρθενόπη) is a large, bright main belt asteroid.
Parthenope was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on May 11, 1850, the second of his nine asteroid discoveries. It was named after one...
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| x 12 Victoria |
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12 Victoria (pronounced /vɪkˈtɔəriə/, Latin: Uictōria) is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. R. Hind on September 13, 1850.
Victoria is officially named after the Roman goddess of victory, but the name also honours Queen Victoria of...
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| x 13 Egeria |
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13 Egeria (pronounced /ɨˈdʒɪəriə/ i-JEER-ee-ə, or as in Latin: Ægeria) is a large Main belt G-type asteroid.
It was discovered by A. de Gasparis on November 2, 1850, and was named by Urbain J. J. Le Verrier, whose computations led to the discovery...
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| x 14 Irene |
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14 Irene (pronounced /aɪˈriːniː/ eye-REE-nee, Greek: Ειρήνη) is a very large Main belt asteroid.
14 Irene was discovered by J. R. Hind on May 19, 1851, and named after Eirene, a personification of peace in Greek mythology. She was one of the Horae,...
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| x 15 Eunomia |
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S-type asteroid |
15 Eunomia (pronounced /jʊˈnoʊmiə/ ew-NOH-mee-ə, Greek: Ευνομία) is a very large asteroid in the inner main asteroid belt. It is the largest of the stony (S-type) asteroids, and somewhere between the 8th to 12th largest Main Belt asteroid overall ...
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| x 16 Psyche |
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16 Psyche (pronounced /ˈsaɪkiː/ SYE-kee, or as in Greek: Ψυχή) is one of the ten most massive main belt asteroids. It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of the mass of the entire main asteroid belt. It is the most...
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| x 17 Thetis |
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17 Thetis (pronounced /ˈθiːtɪs/, Greek: Θέτις) is a large Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid, therefore giving it a relatively bright silicate surface.
It was discovered by R. Luther on April 17, 1852. It was his first asteroid discovery....
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| x 18 Melpomene |
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18 Melpomene (pronounced /mɛlˈpɒmɨniː/ mel-POM-i-nee, or as in Greek: Μελπομένη) is a large, bright Main belt asteroid. It is composed of silicates and metals.
It was discovered by J. R. Hind on June 24, 1852 and named after Melpomene, the Muse of...
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| x 19 Fortuna |
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19 Fortuna (pronounced /fɔrˈtjuːnə/, or as in Latin: Fortūna) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. It has a composition similar to 1 Ceres: a darkly colored surface that is heavily space weathered with the composition of primitive organic...
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| x 20 Massalia |
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20 Massalia (pronounced /məˈseɪliə/ mə-SAY-lee-ə, or as in Greek: Μασσαλία) is a large and fairly bright Main belt asteroid. It is also the largest member of the Massalia family of asteroids.
Massalia is an S-type asteroid. It orbits at very low...
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| x 21 Lutetia |
21 Lutetia (pronounced /ljuːˈtiːʃiə/ lew-TEE-shee-ə, Latin: Lutētia) is a large main belt asteroid of the M spectral type, about 100 kilometers in diameter. It will be the subject of a flyby by the Rosetta space probe in 2010.
The name Lutetia...
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| x 22 Kalliope | M-type asteroid |
22 Kalliope (pronounced /kəˈlaɪ.əpiː/ kə-LYE-ə-pee, Greek: Καλλιόπη) is a large main belt asteroid of the M-type, discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852. It is named after Calliope, the Greek Muse of epic poetry.
Kalliope is somewhat...
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| x 23 Thalia |
23 Thalia (Greek: Θάλεια) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on December 15, 1852 at the private observatory of W. Bishop, located in Hyde Park, London, England. Bishop named it after Thalia, the Muse of comedy and...
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| x 24 Themis | Themis family |
24 Themis (pronounced /ˈθiːmɪs/, Greek: Θέμις) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. It is also the largest member of the Themis asteroid family. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on April 5, 1853. It is named after Themis, the...
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| x 25 Phocaea |
25 Phocaea (pronounced /foʊˈsiːə/, Greek: Φώκαια) is a Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac at Marseille, on April 6. 1853. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after Phocaea, the ancient Greek name for Foça in Turkey.
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| x 26 Proserpina |
26 Proserpina (pronounced /proʊˈsɜrpɨnə/ proh-SER-pi-nə, or as in Latin: Proserpina) is a Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on May 5, 1853.
It is named after the Roman goddess Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres and the Queen of the...
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| x 27 Euterpe |
27 Euterpe (pronounced /juːˈtɜrpiː/ ew-TER-pee, or as in Greek: Ευτέρπη) is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 8, 1853 and named after Euterpe, the Muse of music in Greek mythology.
Euterpe is one of the...
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| x 28 Bellona |
28 Bellona (pronounced /bɛˈloʊnə/ be-LOH-nə, Latin: Bellōna) is a large main belt asteroid.
Bellona was discovered by R. Luther on March 1, 1854. It is named after Bellona, the Roman goddess of war; the name was chosen to mark the beginning of the...
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| x 29 Amphitrite |
29 Amphitrite (pronounced /ˌæmfɨˈtraɪtiː/ am-fi-TRYE-tee, or as in Greek: Αμφιτρίτη) is one of the largest S-type asteroids, probably third in diameter after Eunomia and Juno, although Iris and Herculina are similar in size.
Its orbit is less...
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| x 30 Urania |
30 Urania (pronounced /jʊˈreɪniə/, Greek: Ουρανία) is a large Main belt asteroid.
Urania was discovered by J. R. Hind on July 22, 1854. It was his last asteroid discovery. It is named after Urania, the Greek Muse of astrology.
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| x 31 Euphrosyne |
31 Euphrosyne (pronounced /juːˈfrɒzɨniː/ ew-FROZ-i-nee, or as in Greek: Ευφροσύνη) is one of the largest main belt asteroids, discovered by James Ferguson on September 1, 1854. It was the first asteroid found from North America. It is named after...
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| x 32 Pomona |
32 Pomona (pronounced /pəˈmoʊnə/, Latin: Pōmōna) is a main belt asteroid.
Pomona was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on October 26, 1854. It is named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees.
Observations Australian amateur astronomer Jonathan...
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| x 33 Polyhymnia |
33 Polyhymnia (pronounced /pɒliˈhɪmniə/ pol-ee-HIM-nee-ə) is a main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on October 28, 1854 and named after Polyhymnia, the Greek Muse of sacred hymns.
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| x 34 Circe |
34 Circe (pronounced /ˈsɜrsiː/ SIR-see) is a large, very dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on April 6, 1855 and named after Circe, a goddess in Greek mythology.
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| x 35 Leukothea |
35 Leukothea (pronounced /ljuːˈkɒθiə/ lew-KOTH-ee-ə) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on April 19, 1855 and named after Leukothea, a sea goddess in Greek mythology.
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| x 36 Atalante |
36 Atalante (pronounced /ˌætəˈlæntiː/) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on October 5, 1855 and named after the Greek mythological heroine Atalanta (of which Atalante is the German form).
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| x 37 Fides |
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37 Fides (pronounced /ˈfaɪdiːz/ FYE-deez) is a large main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on October 5, 1855 and named after Fides, the Roman goddess of loyalty.
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| x 38 Leda |
38 Leda (pronounced /ˈliːdə/) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on January 12, 1856 and named after Leda, the mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology.
Leda is also the name of a satellite of Jupiter.
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| x 39 Laetitia |
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39 Laetitia (pronounced /lɨˈtiːʃiə/) is a large, bright main belt asteroid.
Laetitia was discovered by J. Chacornac on February 8, 1856 and named after Laetitia, a minor Roman goddess of gaiety.
Observations of an occultation on March 21, 1998...
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| x 40 Harmonia |
40 Harmonia (pronounced /hɑrˈmoʊniə/) is a large main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on March 31, 1856 and named after Harmonia, the Greek goddess of harmony. The name was chosen to mark the end of the Crimean War.
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| x 41 Daphne |
41 Daphne (pronounced /ˈdæfniː/) is a large Main belt asteroid. This dark-surfaced body is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous chondrites. It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on May 22, 1856 and named after Daphne, the nymph in Greek mythology...
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| x 42 Isis |
42 Isis (pronounced /ˈaɪsɨs/) is a large main belt asteroid. Isis was discovered by N. R. Pogson on May 23, 1856. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after Isis, the classical (Greek) name of an Egyptian goddess.
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| x 43 Ariadne | Flora family |
43 Ariadne (pronounced /ˌæriˈædniː/) is a fairly large and bright main belt asteroid. It is the second-largest member of the Flora asteroid family. It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on April 15, 1857 and named after the Greek heroine Ariadne....
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| x 44 Nysa |
44 Nysa (pronounced /ˈnaɪsə/) is a large and very bright main belt asteroid, and the brightest member of the Nysa asteroid family. It is classified as a rare class E asteroid and is probably the largest of this type (though 55 Pandora is only...
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| x 45 Eugenia |
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45 Eugenia (pronounced /juˈdʒiːniə/ ew-JEE-nee-ə) is a large Main belt asteroid. It is famed as one of the first asteroids to be found to have a moon orbiting it. It is also the second known triple asteroid, after 87 Sylvia.
Eugenia was discovered...
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| x 46 Hestia |
46 Hestia (pronounced /ˈhɛstiə/) is a large, dark Main belt asteroid. It is also the primary body of the Hestia asteroid clump. It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on August 16, 1857 and is named after Hestia, Greek goddess of the hearth.
In 2000,...
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| x 47 Aglaja |
47 Aglaja (pronounced /əˈɡlaɪə/) is a large, dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on September 15, 1857. It is named after Aglaea, one of the Charites in Greek mythology.
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| x 48 Doris |
48 Doris (pronounced /ˈdɔrɨs/, Greek Δωρις) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. Doris was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on September 19, 1857 and named after Doris, an Oceanid in Greek mythology.
An occultation on March 19, 1981, suggested a...
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| x 49 Pales |
49 Pales (pronounced /ˈpeɪliːz/) is a large, dark Main belt asteroid. Pales was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt on September 19, 1857 and named after Pales, goddess of shepherds in Roman mythology.
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| x 50 Virginia |
50 Virginia (pronounced /vərˈdʒɪnjə/) is a large, very dark Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. Ferguson on October 4, 1857. R. Luther found it independently on October 19, and his discovery was announced first. The reason for Virginia's...
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| x 51 Nemausa |
51 Nemausa (pronounced /nɨˈmɔːzə/) is a large Main belt asteroid similar to 1 Ceres in composition. It was discovered in the city of Nîmes, France, after which it was named (in its Latin name). The discoverer was a certain "A. Laurent" who never...
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| x 52 Europa |
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52 Europa (pronounced /jʊˈroʊpə/ ew-ROE-pə) is one of the larger asteroids. It has a diameter of 300 km, and was discovered on February 4, 1858 by H. Goldschmidt. It is named after Europa, one of Zeus's conquests in Greek mythology. Europa is...
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| x 53 Kalypso |
53 Kalypso (pronounced /kəˈlɪpsoʊ/) is a large and very dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on April 4, 1858. It is named after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology. Calypso is also the name of a moon of Saturn.
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| x 54 Alexandra |
54 Alexandra is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on September 10, 1858 and named after the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt. On May 17, 2005 this asteroid occulted a faint star (magnitude 8.5) and...
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