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71 Niobe is a stony S-type asteroid in the main asteroid belt. German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther discovered it in 1861 at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf. Its name comes from Niobe, a figure in Greek mythology who was transformed into stone after the deaths of her children. The asteroid belongs to a broad class of silicate-rich bodies whose spectral properties resemble those of some ordinary stony meteorites.
It is studied as part of Solar System and asteroid research.
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71 Niobe scores 5.38/10 (Mediocre) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Asteroid category.
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