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38 Leda
38 Leda is a main-belt asteroid discovered by French astronomer Jean Chacornac in 1856. It is named for Leda, the queen of Sparta in Greek mythology and the mother of Helen of Troy in the traditional account. Mythological versions also connect Leda with the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, and describe Zeus and the Spartan king Tyndareus as their respective fathers. The asteroid's name reflects the us...
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41 Daphne
41 Daphne is a large asteroid in the main asteroid belt. Hermann Goldschmidt discovered it in 1856, and its name refers to Daphne, a figure in Greek mythology who was transformed into a laurel tree while fleeing Apollo. The asteroid is classified as a carbon-rich C-type body and is studied as part of the population of rocky objects orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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