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399 Persephone

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Discovered by
  
Alternative names
  
1895 BP

Observation arc
  
120.99 yr (44191 d)

Discovered
  
23 February 1895

Named after
  
Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
23 February 1895

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Aphelion
  
3.2761 AU (490.10 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
399 Persephone httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons44

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
26 Proserpina, 499 Venusia, 80 Sappho, 417 Suevia, 76 Freia

399 Persephone is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on February 23, 1895 in Heidelberg.

References

399 Persephone Wikipedia


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