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94 Aurora
Aurora
is one of the largest
main-belt asteroids
. With an
albedo
of only 0.
04
, it is
darker
than
soot
, and has a
primitive
compositions
consisting of
carbonaceous
material
. It was
discovered
by J. C.
Watson
on
September 6
,
1867
, in
Ann Arbor
, and named after Aurora, the
Roman goddess
of the
dawn
.
Observations
of an
occultation
using
nine
chords
indicate
an
oval
outline
of 225×173
km
.