December 8, 1845

In 1845, astronomers discovered asteroid 5 Astraea in the main belt.

The asteroid 5 Astraea was discovered by Karl Ludwig Hencke in Drezdenko and is named after Astraea. It is an S-type asteroid about 107 kilometers across, and it takes about 1,511 days to go once around the Sun.

Sources for this text: Wikidata, Q105328, Wikidata, Q77055, Wikidata, Q836961, Wikidata, Q742680, Wikidata, Q525

Source: Wikidata, Q105328

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