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378 Holmia

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Alternative names
  
1893 AP

Observation arc
  
122.21 yr (44636 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Stockholm

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
6 December 1893

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
6 December 1893

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

378 Holmia

Aphelion
  
3.13602 AU (469.142 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 360 Carlova, 375 Ursula, 349 Dembowska, 345 Tercidina

378 Holmia is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 6, 1893, in Nice. The name comes from the Holmia, the Latin name for Stockholm, Sweden.

References

378 Holmia Wikipedia