Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1897 DN Observation arc 113.52 yr (41462 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Auguste Charlois Asteroid family Themis family | Discovery date 18 December 1897 Minor planet category Main belt (Themis) Discovered 18 December 1897 Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Nephele | |
Aphelion 3.67837 AU (550.276 Gm) Similar 441 Bathilde, 426 Hippo, 360 Carlova, 417 Suevia, 372 Palma | ||
431 Nephele is a large Themistian asteroid. It is spectral C-type and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 18, 1897 in Nice.
References
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