description 199 Byblis Overview
199 Byblis is a minor planet in the main asteroid belt. Johann Palisa discovered it in 1879, and its name refers to Byblis, a figure from Ovid's Metamorphoses who falls in love with her twin brother Caunus. The object is studied as one of the numbered asteroids orbiting the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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Who discovered asteroid 199 Byblis?
Johann Palisa discovered 199 Byblis in 1879. It is a minor planet in the main asteroid belt.
Who was Byblis in Greek mythology?
Byblis is a figure from Ovid's Metamorphoses who falls in love with her twin brother, Caunus. Her story is associated with grief, transformation, and tragic unrequited love.
Where does 199 Byblis orbit?
199 Byblis orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt. That belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Is 199 Byblis a planet?
No. It is a numbered minor planet, another term for an asteroid. Its number, 199, reflects its place in the sequence of cataloged minor planets.
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