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198 Ampella is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on June 13 1879. The name seems to be the feminine form of Ampelos a satyr and good friend of Dionysus in Greek mythology. It could also derive from the Ampelose (plural of Ampelos) a variety of hamadryad. It is an S-type asteroid.So far Ampella has been observed occulting a star once on November 8 1991 from New South Wales Australia.This asteroid has been resolved by the W. M.