105 Artemis is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 16 1868 at Ann Arbor Michigan. It was named after Artemis the goddess of the hunt moon and crossways in Greek Mythology.Several Artemidian stellar occultations have been reported. An occultation of the star HD 197999 was observed in 1982 which gave an estimated chord length of 110 km. It is a C-type asteroid meaning that it is very dark and composed of carbonaceous material.
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