Pronunciation /ˈpɑːlmə/ Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 19 August 1893 | Discovery date 19 August 1893 Alternative names 1893 AH Observation arc 122.54 yr (44757 d) Orbits Sun Named after Palma, Majorca Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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372 palma asteroid occultation january 26 2007
372 Palma is one of the largest main-belt asteroids. It is a B-type asteroid.
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It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893, in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Majorca, an island in the Balearics (Spain), which are located south of France. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute).
Asteroid 372 palma encounters andromeda
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