Princeton University - 508 Princetonia

508 Princetonia

The asteroid 508 Princetonia is named for Princeton University by R. S. Dugan, which he found during his time at Königstuhl Observatory with Max Wolf in Heidelberg, Germany. He discovered it in 1903 while working on his PhD from Heidelberg University. The asteroid is located in the main asteroid belt and is about 88 miles (142 km) in diameter according to IRAS data.

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