342 Endymion is a large Main belt asteroid.[2] It was discovered by Max Wolf on 17 October 1892 in Heidelberg. It was the first asteroid to receive the name of a male god.[3]
References
- ^ "Endymion". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ a b "342 Endymion (1892 K)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of minor planet names (6th Edition), p. 42. Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 2012, ISBN 3-642-29717-X
External links
- 342 Endymion at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 342 Endymion at the JPL Small-Body Database
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