Incl: 8.51286
Eccent: 0.2230666
Period: 3.8174130743412 years
AU 2.4424895
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
23.5.1856 00:00 Oxford 24e45 59n26 observations 0next in category >>
Named after the Egyptian goddess. Isis (the Moon) and her brother-husband Osiris {the Sun, see planet (1923)} comprehended all nature and were the most beneficial of the Egyptian gods. (H 7)
Named by Prof. Manuel J. Johnson, director of the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford.
The planet is probably also named for the discoverer’s daughter, Elizabeth Isis Pogson, who was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Discovered on 23-5-1856 in Oxford by Pogson, N. R. | ||
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