Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1895 CE Observation arc 120.33 yr (43952 d) Discovered 9 December 1895 Discoverer Auguste Charlois Discovery site Nice Observatory | Discovery date 9 December 1895 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.7640 AU (413.49 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Aspasia Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Auguste Charlois discoveries 423 Diotima, 372 Palma, 360 Carlova, 441 Bathilde | ||
409 Aspasia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on December 9, 1895 from Nice. It is classified as a CX-type asteroid.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007–8 gave a light curve with a period of 9.021455 ± 0.000009 hours. This is consistent with previous results.
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