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385 Ilmatar

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Discovered by
  
Alternative names
  
1894 AX

Observation arc
  
122.12 yr (44604 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Discovery date
  
1 March 1894

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
1 March 1894

Discoverer
  
Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
3.19998 AU (478.710 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
386 Siegena, 417 Suevia, 509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde

385 Ilmatar is a large Main Belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg. It was named after Ilmatar, virgin spirit of the air. Its mass is unknown. Its rotation is 62.35 hr.

References

385 Ilmatar Wikipedia


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