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152 Atala is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on November 2 1875 but the discovery was credited to Paul. It is a type D asteroid meaning that it is composed of carbon organic rich silicates and possibly water ice.The asteroid is named for the eponymous heroine of the 1801 novella Atala by François-René de Chateaubriand. The Henry brothers also named the last of their discoveries 186 Celuta after another Chateaubriand heroine.
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