303 Josephina
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303 Josephina is a large Main belt
asteroid
.
It was discovered by Elia Millosevich
on February 12, 1891 in Rome
. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 306 Unitas
.
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 was discovered by Elia Millosevich
Elia Millosevich
Elia Filippo Francesco Giuseppe Maria Millosevich , was an Italian astronomer.He specialized in calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids, in particular 433 Eros....
on February 12, 1891 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 306 Unitas
306 Unitas
306 Unitas is a typical main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Elia Millosevich on March 1, 1891 in Rome...
.