238 Hypatia is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Russian astronomer Viktor Knorre on July 1 1884 in Berlin. It was the third of his four asteroid discoveries. The name was given in honour of philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria. Based upon the spectrum it is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.
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