51 Nemausa /nɨˈmɔːzə/ is a large asteroid-belt asteroid that was discovered on January 22 1858 by one A. Laurent an obscure figure about whom little is known. Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Benjamin Valz in Nîmes France. The house at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes has a plaque commemorating the discovery.
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