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Discovered 1872 Mar. 15 by R. Luther at Düsseldorf.
Named for a daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite {see planet(1388)}, goddess of persuasion among the Greeks and Romans. Peitho (also Pitho, Suada, Suadela) was an attendant of Eros {see planet(433)}. (Z 195)
Named by Becker, Leiden and G. Rümker, director of the Hamburg Observatory.
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(2003). (118) Peitho. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_119
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