Named after the daughter of Menelaus and Helen {see planets (1647) and (101)}. She was promised in marriage to Orestes {see planet (13475)}, but Menelaus, ignorant of this, gave her to Pyrrhus {see planet (5283)} for the services he rendered in the Trojan War. (Z 125)
A satellite of (121) with an estimated diameter of 13 km was discovered on 2002 Sept. 18 with the 10-m Keck II telescope. The preliminary designation of the satellite is S/2002 (121) 1.
Discovered on 12-5-1872 in Ann Arbor by Watson, J. C. | ||
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15-04-1990 | Birthday of Emma Watson, who played the role of Hermione in "Harry Potter". Asteroid Hermione conjunct Mercury. |