246 Asporina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as one of the few R-type asteroids. It was discovered by A. Borrelly on March 6 1885 in Marseilles and was named after Asporina a goddess worshipped in Asia Minor.The spectrum of 246 Asporina reveals the strong presence of the mineral Olivine a relatively rarity in the asteroid belt.
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