Asteroid 349 Dembowska is named in honor of the Baron Hercules Dembowski an Italian astronomer who made significant contributions to research on double and multiple stars. The asteroid was discovered over a century ago on December 9 1892 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois while working at the observatory in Nice France.Located just prior to the prominent 7:3 resonance with Jupiter 349 Dembowska is among the larger asteroids in the main belt with an estimated diameter of ~140 km.
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