387 Aquitania
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387 Aquitania is a fairly large main-belt
asteroid
. It is classified as an S-type asteroid
.
It was discovered by F. Courty
on March 5, 1894, in Bordeaux
. It was second of his two asteroid discoveries. The first was 384 Burdigala
.
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 S-type asteroid
S-type asteroid
S-type asteroids are of a stony composition, hence the name. Approximately 17% of asteroids are of this type, making it the second most common after the C-type.-Characteristics:...
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It was discovered by F. Courty
F. Courty
F. Courty was a French astronomer.He joined Bordeaux Observatory when it was founded in 1880 by Georges Rayet and worked as an assistant astronomer; he discovered two asteroids there. He also made meteorological observations....
on March 5, 1894, in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
. It was second of his two asteroid discoveries. The first was 384 Burdigala
384 Burdigala
384 Burdigala is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by F. Courty on February 11, 1894 in Bordeaux. It was the first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 387 Aquitania. Burdigala is the Latin name of the city of Bordeaux....
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External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java)
- Ephemeris