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Astronomical objects discovered in 1902

This list has 21 members. See also 1902 in science, Astronomical objects by year of discovery, Astronomical objects discovered in the 20th century
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  • 504 Cora main-belt asteroid
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    504 Cora, provisional designation 1902 LK, is a metallic asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Solon Bailey at Harvard's Boyden Station in Arequipa, Peru, on 30 June 1902. It was later named after Cora, a figure in Inca mythology.
  • 493 Griseldis main-belt asteroid
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    493 Griseldis is a fairly dark main-belt asteroid 46 km in diameter.
  • 486 Cremona
    486 Cremona main-belt asteroid
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    486 Cremona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
  • 505 Cava
    505 Cava main-belt asteroid
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    505 Cava is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
  • 499 Venusia
    499 Venusia outer main-belt asteroid
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    499 Venusia is an asteroid in the outer asteroid belt, discovered by Max Wolf in 1902. Its diameter is 81 km (50.6 miles). It is a dark P-type asteroid. It has an average distance from the Sun of 4 AU (600 million km).
  • 498 Tokio main-belt asteroid
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    498 Tokio (1902 KU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 2 December 1902 by Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory. Attribution to Astronomer Shin Hirayama of the Azabu Observatory, Tokyo, Japan for the 1900 discovery and naming of Tokio as cited in the 1947 Monthly Newsletter of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol 107, page 45.
  • 497 Iva
    497 Iva main-belt asteroid
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    497 Iva is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, not to be confused with 1627 Ivar. It was discovered by American astronomer R. S. Dugan on 4 November 1902, and was named for Iva Shores, the young daughter of the family where he was staying in Heidelberg. This object is orbiting at a distance of with a period of 4.82 yr and an eccentricity of 0.3. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 4.8° to the plane of the ecliptic.
  • 495 Eulalia
    495 Eulalia main-belt asteroid
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    495 Eulalia is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. Eulalia is very near the 3:1 Jupiter orbital resonance.
  • 492 Gismonda main-belt asteroid
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    492 Gismonda is a main belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf in 1902. Gismonda is named after the daughter of Tancred, prince of Salerno, from Giovanni Boccaccio's work, The Decameron. It is orbiting 3.11 AU (466 Gm) from the Sun with a period of 5.49 yr and an orbital eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.18. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 1.6° to the plane of the ecliptic.
  • 489 Comacina
    489 Comacina main-belt asteroid
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    489 Comacina is a minor planet located in the asteroid belt. It is named after Isola Comacina, an island in Lake Como, Italy.
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