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Discovered 1872 Apr. 3 by J. C. Watson at Ann Arbor.
Named after the mother of Meleager, who, having killed his mother’s two brothers, was himself killed when she threw on the fire the log on whose existence his life depended. (H 16)
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(2003). (119) Althaea. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_120
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