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372 Palma is one of the largest main-belt asteroids.It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19 1893 in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Majorca an island in the Balearics (Spain) which are located south of France. It is one of seven of Charlois’s discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute).

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apoapsis (km)
5.9405e+11
average speed (km/s)
60480.0
orbital period (μ)
1.75966e+08
periapsis (km)
3.46768e+11
absolute magnitude
7.2
discovery date
1893-08-19
discoverer
Auguste Charlois
epoch
30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
former name
1893 AH

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