Discovered by Johann Palisa Named after Callisto Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 8 October 1879 Spectral type S-type asteroid Discovery site Pola Observatory | Discovery date 8 October 1879 Alternative names n/a Observation arc 136.52 yr (49863 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 218 Bianca, 242 Kriemhild, 220 Stephania, 178 Belisana, 208 Lacrimosa | ||
204 Kallisto is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. Like other asteroids of its type, it is light in colour.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 8, 1879 in Pola.
The asteroid was named after the same nymph Callisto in Greek mythology as Jupiter's moon Callisto.
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