List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2246

129 Antigone is a large main-belt asteroid. Radar observations indicate that it is composed of almost pure nickel-iron. It and other similar asteroids probably originate from the core of a […]

128 Nemesis is a large 188 km main-belt asteroid of carbonaceous composition. It rotates rather slowly taking about one and half Earth days (39 hours) to complete one revolution. Nemesis […]

127 Johanna is a large dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on November 5 1872 and is believed to be named after […]

126 Velleda is a main-belt asteroid. It is probably a rather typical albeit sizable S-type asteroid. Named for Veleda a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri. […]

125 Liberatrix is a main-belt asteroid. It has a relatively reflective surface and an M-type spectrum. Liberatrix is a member of an asteroid family bearing its own name.

124 Alkeste is a large main-belt asteroid. It is an S-type in composition. C.H.F. Peters discovered the asteroid on August 23 1872 from the observatory at Hamilton College New York […]

123 Brunhild is a stony S-type main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on July 31 1872 and named after Brünnehilde a Valkyrie in Norse […]

122 Gerda is a fairly large outer main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on July 31 1872 and named after Gerðr the wife of […]

120 Lachesis is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on April 10 1872 and independently by German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters on April […]