93 Minerva (/mɨˈnɜrvə/ mi-NUR-və) is a large trinary main-belt asteroid. It is a C-type asteroid meaning that it has a dark surface and possibly a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on August 24 1867 and named after Minerva the Roman equivalent of Athena goddess of wisdom. An occultation of a star by Minerva was observed in France Spain and the United States on November 22 1982. An occultation diameter of ~170 km was measured from the observations.
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