233 Asterope
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233 Asterope is a quite large main-belt
asteroid
. It is a rare T-type asteroid
and has a relatively dark surface.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly
on May 11, 1883, in Marseilles, France.
The asteroid was named after Asterope
(or Sterope), one of the Pleiades
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It is a rare T-type asteroid
T-type asteroid
T-type asteroids are rare inner-belt asteroids of unknown composition with dark, featureless and moderately red spectra, and a moderate absorption feature shortwards of 0.85 µm. No direct meteorite analog has been found to date. Thought to be anhydrous, they are believed to be related to...
and has a relatively dark surface.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly
Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly
Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly was a French astronomer.Working in Marseille, he discovered asteroids and comets.He discovered the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honour....
on May 11, 1883, in Marseilles, France.
The asteroid was named after Asterope
Sterope (Pleiad)
In Greek mythology, Sterope , also called Asterope , was one of the seven Pleiades and the wife of Oenomaus ....
(or Sterope), one of the Pleiades
Pleiades (mythology)
The Pleiades , companions of Artemis, were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione born on Mount Cyllene. They are the sisters of Calypso, Hyas, the Hyades, and the Hesperides...
.