Discovered by A. Borrelly Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 27 November 1891 Orbits Sun Discovery site Marseille Observatory | Discovery date 27 November 1891 Observation arc 124.36 yr (45423 d) Inclination 8.05309° Discoverer Alphonse Borrelly Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.46700 AU (518.656 Gm) Perihelion 2.09653 AU (313.636 Gm) Similar 188 Menippe, 97 Klotho, 345 Tercidina, 193 Ambrosia, 196 Philomela | ||
322 Phaeo is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a M-type asteroid.
The asteroid was discovered by A. Borrelly on November 27, 1891 in Marseilles, France. It was named for the Greek mythological figure Phaeo, one of the Hyades or nymphs. Several other asteroids were named for other of the Hyades – 106 Dione, 158 Koronis, 217 Eudora, and 308 Polyxo.
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