Named for the goddess of health, daughter of Aesculapius {see planet (1027)}. (H 2)
Named by M. Capocci, director of the Naples observatory. The symbol used for Hygiea in ancient Open image in new window
Discovered on 12-4-1849 in Naples by de Gasparis, A. | ||
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