215 Oenone is a typical main beltasteroid. It was discovered by the Russian astronomer Viktor Knorre on April 7, 1880, in Germany, and was the second of his four asteroid discoveries. The asteroid is named after Oenone, a nymph in Greek mythology.[3]
A search of quasi-complanar asteroids has shown that 215 Oenone and 1851 ≡ 1950 VA can approach to within 600 km of each other, one of the closest known potential proximities of astronomical bodies.[5]
References
^Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
^Pilcher, Frederick (July 2013), "Three Asteroids with Changing Lightcurves: 12 Victoria, 177 Irma, and 215 Oenone", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 40 (3): 161–163, Bibcode:2013MPBu...40..161P
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