30 Urania is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind on July 22 1854. It was his last asteroid discovery. This object is named after Urania the Greek Muse of astronomy. Initial orbital elements for 30 Urania were published by Wilhelm Günther an assistant at Breslau Observatory.Based upon its spectrum this is classified as a stony S-type asteroid.
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