Discovered by J. Palisa MPC designation 254 Augusta Observation arc 130.04 yr (47498 d) Discovered 31 March 1886 Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid family Augusta family | Discovery date 31 March 1886 Minor planet category Augusta · main-belt Aphelion 2.4613 AU (368.21 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Auguste von Littrow Discovery site Vienna Observatory | |
Similar 265 Anna, 266 Aline, 276 Adelheid, 218 Bianca, 242 Kriemhild | ||
254 Augusta is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on March 31, 1886 by astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory, Austria. The stony S-type asteroid measures about 12 kilometers in diameter.
It is the first-numbered member of the Augusta family, after which the small Asteroid family and subgroup of the main-belt has been named.
Augusta was named after the German–Austrian writer Auguste von Littrow (1819–1890), widow of astronomer Carl Ludwig von Littrow, who was a former director of the Vienna Observatory.
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