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24 Themis
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<p>24 Themis is one of the largest <a href="/facts/Asteroid/g7Ulr1VB">asteroids</a> in the <a href="/facts/Asteroid_belt/YHAq2Eh3">asteroid belt</a>. It is also the largest member of the <a href="/facts/Themistian_asteroid/LUWKXUkM">Themistian family</a>. It was discovered by <a href="/facts/Annibale_de_Gasparis/Qgf1LQX8">Annibale de Gasparis</a> on 5 April 1853. It is named after <a href="/facts/Themis/QwdUVP61">Themis</a>, the personification of natural law and divine order in <a href="/facts/Greek_mythology/M7k4FvW8">Greek mythology</a>. </p><p>Not to be confused with <a href="/facts/269_Justitia/5ur3n8g3">269 Justitia</a>, named for <a href="/facts/Justitia/mR6I0Kgh">Justitia</a>, Themis' Roman name. </p>