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366 Vincentina

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
21 March 1893

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Discovery date
  
21 March 1893

Observation arc
  
118.13 yr (43147 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Vincenzo Cerulli

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Alternative names
  
1893 W; A909 BN; 1931 AS

Aphelion
  
3.31800 AU (496.366 Gm)

Similar
  
367 Amicitia, 441 Bathilde, 360 Carlova, 302 Clarissa, 375 Ursula

366 Vincentina is a fairly large main belt asteroid.

Vincentina was discovered on March 21, 1893 by Auguste Charlois, and named after Vincenzo Cerulli, an Italian astronomer.

References

366 Vincentina Wikipedia