Discovered by E. Delporte Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 24 September 1935 Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 24 September 1935 Alternative names 1935 SS · A914 TC Observation arc 80.56 yr (29423 days) Orbits Sun | |
Similar Sun, 399 Persephone, 2101 Adonis, 80 Sappho, 875 Nymphe | ||
1388 Aphrodite, provisional designation 1935 SS, is a main-belt asteroid, discovered by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on September 24, 1935. It measures about 25 kilometers in diameter and is a member of the Eos family.
It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality, and daughter of Zeus and Dione.
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