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11 Parthenope is a 100-mile large, bright Main belt asteroid consisting of
a mixture of metallic nickel-iron with magnesium and iron silicates.
Parthenope was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis in 1850 and was named
after one of the sirens in Greek mythology. In a first attempt to record the motion of asteroids, Parthenope is seen here travelling against the background of several stars belonging to the Hyades star cluster.
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