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Discovered 1889 Aug. 25 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Named for the Egyptian goddess of the dead, sister of Isis {see planet(42)} and wife of Seth. (H 34)
The discoverer wrote in AN 122, 393 (1889): “Ich schlage den Namen Nephthys vor — bei den Ägyptern repräsentirt Neb-ta vielleicht den Planeten Venus ...”
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(2003). (287) Nephthys. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_288
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