Amalthea

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NOW @ 11 GEM 18
FOUND @ 27 VIR 15
 
Inclination: 5.041
Eccentricity: 0.086
Period: 3.666 years
AU 2.377
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

12.3.1871 00:00 Dusseldorf 24e45 59n26 observations 0


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Named for the daughter of King Melissus of Crete, who nourished Zeus {see planet  (5731)} with the milk of a goat. (H 15) _ _.


Discovered on 12-3-1871 in Dusseldorf by Luther, R.

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