93 Minerva

<p>93 Minerva is a large <a href="/facts/Minor-planet_moon/hIzB5S7X">triple</a> <a href="/facts/Main-belt_asteroid/YHAq2Eh3">main-belt asteroid</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/C-type_asteroid/WRGFmzAT">C-type asteroid</a>, meaning that it has a dark surface and possibly a primitive <a href="/facts/Carbonate/FES1QHkN">carbonaceous</a> composition. It was discovered by <a href="/facts/James_Craig_Watson/BT7BSDxG">J. C. Watson</a> on 24 August 1867, and named after <a href="/facts/Minerva/z7d93RTe">Minerva</a>, the <a href="/facts/Roman_mythology/sA0FnmbG">Roman</a> equivalent of <a href="/facts/Athena/bBX7jSvu">Athena</a>, goddess of wisdom. An <a href="/facts/Occultation/a9Q1KTPe">occultation</a> of a <a href="/facts/Star/PFbd6ICx">star</a> by Minerva was observed in <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>, <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> and the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> on 22 November 1982. An occultation diameter of ~170 km was measured from the observations. Since then two more occultations have been observed, which give an estimated <a href="/facts/Mean_diameter/JIYXJcU3">mean diameter</a> of ~150 km.
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93 Minerva