55 Pandora is a fairly large and very bright asteroid in the asteroid belt. Pandora was discovered by American astronomer and catholic priest George Mary Searle on September 10 1858 from the Dudley Observatory near Albany NY. It was his first and only asteroid discovery.It is named after Pandora the first woman in Greek mythology who unwisely opened a box that released evil into the world.
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