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547 Praxedis

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Discovered by
  
Paul Götz

Alternative names
  
1904 PB

Aphelion
  
3.4280 AU (512.82 Gm)

Discovered
  
14 October 1904

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
14 October 1904

Observation arc
  
111.46 yr (40712 d)

Perihelion
  
2.1180 AU (316.85 Gm)

Absolute magnitude
  
9.52

Discoverer
  
Paul Götz

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia, 556 Phyllis, 540 Rosamunde, 631 Philippina

547 Praxedis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. This asteroid was named after a character in Joseph Viktor von Scheffel's Ekkehard. Its star code is HIP 221126 mag 13.4. This asteroid was discovered on October 14, 1904 by Paul Gotz.

The most recent passing of 547 Praxedis was on September 23, 2015 at 02:11UT. Much of eastern Europe and Russia had view of the asteroid.

References

547 Praxedis Wikipedia