570 Kythera is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1905 by German astronomer M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg, and was named after the Greek island of Kythira that is associated with Aphrodite. The object is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.
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External links
- Yeomans, Donald K. (20 April 2007). "570 Kythera (1905 QX)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA JPL. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
- 570 Kythera at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 570 Kythera at the JPL Small-Body Database
