Discovered by A. Borrelly Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 6 March 1885 Discovery site Marseille Observatory | Discovery date 6 March 1885 Observation arc 130.96 yr (47834 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Alphonse Borrelly Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.98941 AU (447.209 Gm) Perihelion 2.39768 AU (358.688 Gm) Similar 441 Bathilde, 193 Ambrosia, 230 Athamantis, 218 Bianca, 188 Menippe | ||
246 Asporina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as one of the few A-type asteroids.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly on March 6, 1885 in Marseilles and was named after Asporina, a goddess worshipped in Asia Minor.
The spectrum of 246 Asporina reveals the strong presence of the mineral Olivine, a relatively rarity in the asteroid belt.
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