Discovered by Norman Robert Pogson Minor planet category Main belt Perihelion 274.831 Gm (1.837 AU) Discovered 2 May 1864 Spectral type S-type asteroid Named after Sappho | Discovery date May 2, 1864 Aphelion 412.343 Gm (2.756 AU) Semi-major axis 343.587 Gm (2.297 AU) Orbits Sun Discoverer N. R. Pogson Discovery site Madras Observatory | |
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80 Sappho (/ˈsæfoʊ/ SAF-oh) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Norman Pogson on May 2, 1864, and is named after Sappho, the Greek poet.
13-cm radar observations of this asteroid from the Arecibo Observatory between 1980 and 1985 were used to produce a diameter estimate of 83 kilometres (52 mi).
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