Discovered by F. Courty Alternative names 1894 AZ Observation arc 122.11 yr (44601 d) Orbits Sun Named after Aquitaine Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 5 March 1894 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 5 March 1894 Discoverer Fernand Courty Discovery site Bordeaux Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.38699 AU (506.686 Gm) Similar 386 Siegena, 230 Athamantis, 276 Adelheid | ||
387 Aquitania is a fairly large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by F. Courty on March 5, 1894, in Bordeaux. It was second of his two asteroid discoveries. The first was 384 Burdigala.
References
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