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160 Una is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1876 by the Canadian-American astronomer James Craig Watson. Its name refers to Una, a central character in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene, where she represents truth and true religion. The object is one of the numbered minor planets whose orbit lies mainly between Mars and Jupiter, and its classification and physical parameters are derived from astronomical observations.
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Who discovered 160 Una?
160 Una was discovered in 1876 by James Craig Watson, a Canadian-American astronomer. It is one of the numbered minor planets in the main asteroid belt.
Who is Una in the asteroid's name?
Una is a central character in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene. In the poem, she represents truth and true religion.
Where does 160 Una orbit?
160 Una orbits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Like other main-belt asteroids, it travels around the Sun.
Is 160 Una named after a Greek or Roman goddess?
No. Its name comes from English literature, specifically The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. That makes it different from asteroids named directly after classical gods or mythological figures.
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