Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1894 BA Observation arc 122.09 yr (44595 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Auguste Charlois Discovery site Nice Observatory | Discovery date 7 March 1894 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 7 March 1894 Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Charybdis | |
Aphelion 3.20025 AU (478.751 Gm) Auguste Charlois discoveries 360 Carlova, 423 Diotima, 375 Ursula | ||
388 Charybdis is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of privitive carbonates. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 7, 1894, in Nice. It is probably named after the monster in Greek mythology.
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