description 196 Philomela Overview
196 Philomela is a large S-type asteroid in the main asteroid belt. Christian H. F. Peters discovered it in 1879, and its name refers to Philomela, an Athenian princess in Greek mythology who was transformed into a nightingale.
As an S-type body, it is associated with a stony composition, making it part of the broad class of silicate-rich asteroids observed in the inner and middle main belt.
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