369 Aëria
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369 Aëria is a large main belt
asteroid
. It is classified as an M-type asteroid
.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly
on July 4, 1893 in Marseilles.
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 classified as an M-type asteroid
M-type asteroid
M-type asteroids are asteroids of partially known composition; they are moderately bright . Some, but not all, are made of nickel-iron, either pure or mixed with small amounts of stone. These are thought to be pieces of the metallic core of differentiated asteroids that were fragmented by impacts,...
.
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 July 4, 1893 in Marseilles.