464 Megaira
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464 Megaira is an 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 Max Wolf
Max Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography...

 on January 9, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 FV. It lies close to the Gefion family
Gefion family
The Gefion family of asteroids is a grouping of S-type asteroids in the intermediate main belt.-Properties:The members have proper orbital elements in the approximate ranges...

, but is not a member.
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