Discovered by C. H. F. Peters Alternative names n/a Observation arc 98.79 yr (36082 d) Orbits Sun Discovery site Litchfield Observatory | Discovery date 31 October 1886 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 31 October 1886 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.54054 AU (380.059 Gm) Discoverer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Similar 264 Libussa, 188 Menippe, 196 Philomela, 165 Loreley, 167 Urda | ||
261 Prymno is a somewhat large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a B-type asteroid and probably has a primitive composition not unlike common C-type carbonaceous asteroids.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 31, 1886 in Clinton, New York and was named after the Greek Oceanid Prymno.
References
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