Discovered 22 October 1900 Discoverer Max Wolf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Orbits Sun Asteroid family Themis family | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 417 Suevia, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 484 Pittsburghia, 509 Iolanda | ||
461 Saskia is a Themistian asteroid discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FP. It is named after Saskia van Uylenburgh, the wife of Rembrandt.
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