529 Preziosa [SEP] discoverer or inventor
529 Preziosa
Preziosa (minor planet designation: 529 Preziosa) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 20 March 1904 from Heidelberg.
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that were probably formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.
The name is that of the protagonist of one of Miguel de Cervantes' Exemplary Novels. It is possible, since this was a period when Wolf habitually named his comets after operatic heroines, that
Preziosa
Preziosa may refer to:
- 529 Preziosa, a star
- The daughter in the story The She-bear
- MSC "Preziosa", a cruise ship