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Augusta is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on 31 March, 1886 by astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory, Austria. The stony S-type asteroid measures about 12 kilometers in diameter. It is the first-numbered member of the Augusta family, after which the small Asteroid family and subgroup of the main-belt has been named. Augusta was named after the German–Austrian writer Auguste von Littrow (1819–1890), widow of astronomer Carl Ludwig von Littrow, who was a former director of the Vienna Observatory.
Tirza is a fairly sizeable, very dark Main belt asteroid.
Endymion is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on 17 October 1892 in Heidelberg. It was the first asteroid to receive the name of a male god.
Chloris is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 7, 1896, in Nice. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. The spectrum of the asteroid displays evidence of aqueous alteration. It is the namesake of the Chloris family of asteroids.
Xanthe, minor planet designation 411 Xanthe, is an asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 77 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory on 7 January 1896. The asteroid was named after Xanthe, an Oceanid or sea nymph, and one of the many Titan daughters of Oceanus and Tethys from Greek mythology.
Elisabetha is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 January 1896 in Heidelberg. It may have been named after his mother, Elise Wolf.
Liriope is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
Vaticana is a large Main belt asteroid.
Suevia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a K-type/S-type asteroid.
Aurelia is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on September 7, 1896, in Heidelberg. It is classified as an F-type asteroid.
Zähringia, provisional designation 1896 CZ, is a stony asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1896, by astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. The asteroid was named for the House of Zähringen, an medieval noble family that ruled parts of Swabia and Switzerland.
Berolina is a typical Main belt asteroid.
Diotima is one of the larger main-belt asteroids. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.
Cornelia is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 December 1896 in Nice. It is named after Cornelia Africana.
Titania is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TT.
Polyxena is an asteroid, a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
625 Xenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1907 by August Kopff. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 XN.
633 Zelima is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt with a magnitude of 10.7. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 ZM.
668 Dora is an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1908 DO.
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"Gratian". Merriam-Webster Dictionary . - ↑ "424 Gratia (1896 DF)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
