List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2212

254 Augusta is a typical small Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid. The Augusta family of asteroids is named after it as it is the first-numbered member of […]

252 Clementina is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin on October 11 1885 in Nice France. The origin of the name […]

251 Sophia is a main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 4 1885 in Vienna and was named after Sophia wife of astronomer Hugo von Seeliger.

SGR 1806-20 is a magnetar a particular type of neutron star. It was discovered in 1979 and has been identified as a soft gamma repeater. SGR 1806-20 is located about […]

250 Bettina is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on September 3 1885 in Vienna. It was named in honour of Baroness Bettina […]

249 Ilse is a Main belt asteroid. It has an unusually slow rotation period about 3.5 days.It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 16 1885 in Clinton […]

248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 5 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia a lover of Zeus.

247 Eukrate is a rather large main-belt asteroid. It is dark and probably a primitive carbonaceus body.It was discovered by Robert Luther on March 14 1885 in Düsseldorf.It was named […]

246 Asporina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as one of the few R-type asteroids. It was discovered by A. Borrelly on March 6 1885 in Marseilles […]

245 Vera is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on February 6 1885 in Madras.