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140 Siwa

140 Siwa

Asteroid
Siwa is a large and dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on October 13, 1874, and named after Živa, a Slavic goddess of fertility. The Rosetta comet probe was to visit Siwa on its way to comet... Wikipedia
Mass: 1.4×1018 kg
Orbital period: 1,650 days
Discoverer: Johann Palisa
Discovered: October 13, 1874
Spectral type: P-type asteroid
Asteroid group: Asteroid belt
Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːwə/