3035Accesses
You have full access to this open access chapter, Download reference work entry PDF
Discovered 1849 Apr. 12 by A. de Gasparis at Naples.
Named for the goddess of health, daughter of Aesculapius {see planet(1027)}. (H 2)
Named by M. Capocci, director of the Naples observatory. The symbol used for Hygiea in ancient
times was a star and a serpent.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2003 Springer-Verlag
About this entry
Cite this entry
(2003). (10) Hygiea. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_11
Download citation
Publisher Name:Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN:978-3-540-00238-3
Online ISBN:978-3-540-29925-7
eBook Packages:Springer Book Archive
Share this entry
Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:
Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.
Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative