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396 Aeolia

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Alternative names
  
1894 BL

Discovered
  
1 December 1894

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Discovery date
  
1 December 1894

Observation arc
  
89.89 yr (32831 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Aeolis

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Minor planet category
  
Main belt (Aeolia clump)

Aphelion
  
3.17927 AU (475.612 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 276 Adelheid, 360 Carlova, 272 Antonia, 367 Amicitia

396 Aeolia is a typical main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 1, 1894 in Nice.

References

396 Aeolia Wikipedia