Discovered 21 September 1900 Orbits Sun | Absolute magnitude 9.63 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Discoverers Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Max Wolf Similar 417 Suevia, 509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia, 499 Venusia, 484 Pittsburghia | ||
458 Hercynia is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf and Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on September 21, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FK.
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