Cyrene

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16.8.1873 00:00 Ann Arbor 24e45 59n26 observations 0


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Named after a daughter of Hypseus, king of the Lapithae. She loved to hunt and wrestle with lions. Apollo {see planet  (1862)} saw her wrestle with a lion and fell in love with her. He was the father of her two sons Aristaeus {see planet  (2135)} and Idmon, the latter a famous seer. (Z 78) _ _.


Discovered on 16-8-1873 in Ann Arbor by Watson, J. C.

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