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Discovered 1887 Oct. 13 by V. Knorre at Berlin.
Named for the queen of the Amazones {see planet(1042)} and ally of Troy in the Trojan War. She fought against Achilles {see planet(588)} by whom she was slain. (H 32)
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(2003). (271) Penthesilea. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_272
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