Niobe

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NOW @ 29 LIB 57

Inclination: 23.242

Eccentricity: 0.176

Period: 4.571 years

AU 2.754

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

13.8.1861 00:00 Dusseldorf 24e45 59n26 observations 0

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Named for the daughter of Tantalus {see planet (2102)} and sister of Pelops, the king of Phrygia. She presumed to be greater than Latona {see planet (639)}. Apollo {see planet (1862)} punished her by killing her seven sons and seven daughters and changing her into a rock. (H 11) _ _.

Discovered on 13-8-1861 in Dusseldorf by Luther, R.
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