10208 Germanicus
Appearance
10208 Germanicus (provisional designation: 1997 QN1) is a main-belt binary asteroid. It was discovered at the Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory in Stroncone, Italy, on August 30, 1997. It is named for Germanicus, an ancient Roman general, a nephew of Tiberius, and a poet. A moon orbits the asteroid with an orbital period of 2 days, 10 hours, and 48 minutes.[1]
See also
External links
- ^ Johnston, Robert. "(10208) Germanicus". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 29 May 2015.