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1926 RE. Discovered 1926 Sept. 5 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Named after the Greek Earth goddess. After Chaos, Gaea appeared and bore Uranus, the personification of Heaven that covered the Earth. Gaea united with her son Uranus to produce the first race, the twelve Titans, six males and six females. Uranus and Gaea were also the parents of the Cyclops, the Centimani, and the Giants. (LDS; Z 108)
Name proposed by G. Stracke.
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(2003). (1184) Gaea. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1185
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