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150 Nuwa
Nuwa (minor planet designation: 150 Nuwa) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer James Craig Watson on October 18, 1875, and named after Nüwa, the Chinese creator goddess. It is listed as a member of the Hecuba group of asteroids that orbit near the 2:1 mean-motion resonance with Jupiter. Based upon the spectrum it is classified as a C-type asteroid, which indicates that it is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic material and the surface is
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- 1206 Numerowia
- 1368 Numidia
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- 1696 Nurmela
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- 15811 Nüsslein-Volhard
- 150 Nuwa
- 1356 Nyanza
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- 875 Nymphe
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- 44 Nysa
- 3908 Nyx
See also.
- List of minor planet discoverers
- List of observatory codes