Doris
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Inclination: 6.56
Eccentricity: 0.068
Period: 5.504 years
AU 3.117
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
19.9.1857 00:00 Paris 2e20 48n50 observations 0 << prev in category - Greek and Roman Mythology - next in category >>
Named for one of the sea nymphs, called Oceanides, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Doris married her brother Nereus {see planet (4660)} by whom she bore the sea nymphs called Nereids, about fifty in number. (H 7) _ _.
Discovered on 19-9-1857 in Paris by Goldschmidt, H. | ||
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