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Discovered 1857 May 27 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
It was to the nymphs of Nysa that the education of the young Bacchus {see planet (2063)} was entrusted. No less than ten places had the name of Nysa including those in Ethiopia, Arabia, India {see planets (1432) and (1157)}, Thrace and Euboea {see planet (1119)}. (H 7)
Named by A. von Humboldt.
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(2003). (44) Nysa. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_45
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