MPC designation 1309 Observation arc 96.55 yr (35266 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 11 October 1931 Alternative names 1931 TO Discovered 11 October 1931 Discoverer Grigory Neujmin | |
Similar 167 Urda, 76 Freia, 193 Ambrosia, 499 Venusia, Sun | ||
1309 Hyperborea (1931 TO) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 11, 1931, by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory. This asteroid was named for the homeland of the Hyperboreans a group of people from greek mythology.
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