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Juno

Asteroids and Minor Planets

3 Juno, generally known as Juno, is a large asteroid in the asteroid belt, the third asteroid ever discovered, found by the German astronomer Karl Harding in 1804. It is tied for the thirteenth-largest asteroid and is one of the two largest stony S-type asteroids, estimated to contain about one percent of the total mass of the asteroid belt.

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Object Type
Main-belt asteroid (S-type) 1
Discovery Year
1804 1
Classification
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
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1. Wikipedia: 3 Juno
  • 3 Juno, lead section
    a large asteroid in the asteroid belt
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, 3 Juno, Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Main-Belt Asteroids, Lead sentence
    Juno (minor-planet designation: 3 Juno) is a large asteroid in the asteroid belt.
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  • 3 Juno, infobox (Discovery date)
    1 September 1804
  • Entity description, juno catalogue classification
    3 Juno, generally known as Juno, is a large asteroid in the asteroid belt, the third asteroid ever discovered, found by the German astronomer Karl Harding in 1804. It is tied for the thirteenth-largest asteroid and is one of the two largest stony S-type asteroids, estimated to contain about one percent of the total mass of the asteroid belt.
  • Orbits: Sun, 3 Juno, orbit section (edges wave 2)
    The orbital period of Juno is 4.36578 years.
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