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4544 Xanthus

4544 Xanthus

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4544 Xanthus /ˈzænθəs/, provisional designation 1989 FB, is an asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 1.3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 31 March 1989, by astronomers Henry Holt and Norman Thomas at the Palomar Observatory in California.[2]

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    "Xanthus". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  2. [2]
    "4544 Xanthus (1989 FB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.


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