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Discovered 1892 Nov. 15 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Named after the early Norse goddess of Spring. The Easter rabbit was the escort of Ostara who thus contributed the name Easter. The German word is “Ostern”. (H 39)
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(2003). (343) Ostara. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_344
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