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188 Menippe is a numbered minor planet in the main asteroid belt, the region of small bodies orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Christian H. F. Peters discovered it in 1878, during the period when telescopic surveys were adding many asteroids to the catalogue.
Its name refers to Menippe, one of the daughters of the hunter Orion in Greek mythology, and therefore belongs to the tradition of giving early asteroids names drawn from classical stories.
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What is 188 Menippe?
188 Menippe is a numbered minor planet in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is part of the population of small bodies orbiting the Sun in that region.
Who discovered 188 Menippe?
Christian H. F. Peters discovered 188 Menippe in 1878. The discovery came during a period of rapid asteroid cataloguing.
Where does 188 Menippe orbit?
Its orbit is in the main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. It is therefore not one of the major planets and is not described here as a near-Earth object.
What is 188 Menippe named after?
The asteroid is named Menippe, a name drawn from classical tradition. The supplied description does not give a sufficiently certain mythological or historical identification, so the safest precise facts are its number, discoverer, and main-belt classification.
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