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240 Vanadis is a fairly large main-belt asteroid. It is very dark and is classified as a C-type asteroid probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It was discovered by A. […]

239 Adrastea is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 18 1884 in Vienna. It is named after the Greek nymph Adrasteia. The asteroid is […]

238 Hypatia is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Russian astronomer Viktor Knorre on July 1 1884 in Berlin. It was the third of his four asteroid […]

237 Coelestina is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 27 1884 in Vienna and was named after Coelestine wife of astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer.

236 Honoria is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on April 26 1884 in Vienna. The asteroid was named after Honoria granddaughter of […]

235 Carolina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 28 1883 in Vienna.The asteroid was named after Caroline Island […]

234 Barbara is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters on August 12 1883 in Clinton New York. It is classified as a […]

233 Asterope is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by A. Borrelly on May 11 1883 in Marseilles France. The asteroid was named after Asterope (or Sterope) one of the […]

232 Russia is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on […]

231 Vindobona is a large Main belt asteroid. Its dark surface indicates a carbon-rich composition.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 10 1882.Vindobona is the Latin name for Vienna […]