List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2211

265 Anna is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 25 1887 in Vienna and was probably named after the daughter of astronomer Edmund Weiss.

263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceus materials but […]

262 Valda is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on November 3 1886 in Vienna. The origin of the name is unknown.Photometric observations of […]

261 Prymno is a somewhat large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a B-type asteroid and probably has a primitive composition not unlike common C-type carbonaceous asteroids. It was […]

260 Huberta is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon.It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids and […]

259 Aletheia is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 28 1886 in Clinton New York. It is named after the Greek […]

258 Tyche is a relatively large main belt asteroid discovered in 1886. It is classified as an S-type. Tyche orbits very close to the Eunomia family of asteroids and could […]

257 Silesia is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 5 1886 in Vienna.It is named after Silesia a region of the Central Europe.Little data […]

256 Walpurga is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 3 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Walburga.Photometric observations at the Oakley […]

255 Oppavia is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It classified as a dark P-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 31 1886 in Vienna and was named after […]