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411 Xanthe
Xanthe
,
minor planet designation
411
Xanthe
, is an
asteroid
from the
outer
regions
of the
asteroid belt
,
approximately
77
kilometers in
diameter
. It was
discovered
by
French
astronomer
Auguste Charlois
at
Nice Observatory
on
7 January
1896
. The asteroid was named after Xanthe, an
Oceanid
or
sea nymph
, and one of the many
Titan
daughters
of
Oceanus
and
Tethys
from
Greek mythology
.