37 Fides (/ˈfaɪdiːz/ FY-deez) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther on October 5 1855 and named after Fides the Roman goddess of loyalty. Fides was the last of the main-belt asteroids to be assigned an iconic symbol. 37 Fides is also a S-type asteroid in the Tholen classification system.Photometric observations of this asteroid at multiple observatories during 1981–82 gave an unusual light curve with three minima and maxima.
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