Discovered by C. H. F. Peters, 1879 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.7367 AU (559.00 Gm) Discovered 9 July 1879 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 9 July 1879 Observation arc 136.39 yr (49817 d) Perihelion 2.5996 AU (388.89 Gm) Absolute magnitude 8.3 Discovery site Litchfield Observatory | |
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Discoverer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Similar 188 Menippe, 167 Urda, 196 Philomela, 165 Loreley, 193 Ambrosia | ||
199 Byblis is a relatively large main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on July 9, 1879, in Clinton, New York and named after Byblis, an incestuous lover in Greek mythology.
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