List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2254

44 Nysa /ˈnaɪsə/ is a large and very bright main-belt asteroid and the brightest member of the Nysian asteroid family. It is classified as a rare class E asteroid and […]

43 Ariadne /ˌæriˈædniː/ is a fairly large and bright main-belt asteroid. It is the second-largest member of the Flora asteroid family. It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on April […]

42 Isis /ˈaɪsɨs/ is a large main-belt asteroid measuring 100.2 km in diameter. It was discovered by N.R. Pogson on May 23 1856 at Oxford. It was Pogson’s first asteroid […]

41 Daphne is a large 174 km main-belt asteroid. This dark-surfaced body is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondrites. It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on May 22 1856 and […]

40 Harmonia /hɑrˈmoʊniə/ is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on March 31 1856 and named after Harmonia the Greek goddess of harmony.

39 Laetitia /lɨˈtiːʃiə/ is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Jean Chacornac on February 8 1856 and named after Laetitia a minor Roman goddess of gaiety.Photometric […]

38 Leda /ˈliːdə/ is a large dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on January 12 1856 and named after Leda the mother of Helen of […]

37 Fides (/ˈfaɪdiːz/ FY-deez) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther on October 5 1855 and named after Fides the Roman goddess […]

36 Atalante /ˌætəˈlæntiː/ is a large dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the German-French astronomer H. Goldschmidt on October 5 1855 and named by French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier […]

35 Leukothea (/ljuːˈkɒθiə/ lew-KOTH-ee-ə Greek: Λευκοθέα) is a large dark asteroid from the asteroid belt It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther on April 19 1855 and […]