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Independently discovered 1854 Mar. 2 by N. R. Pogson at Oxford and Mar. 3 by J. Chacornac at Paris.

Named after an Oceanid, wife of Poseidon {see planet  (4341)} and mother of Triton. (H 5)

Named by W. Bishop at whose private observatory the planet was discovered. The symbol used for Amphitrite Open image in new window