21238 Panarea | Discovered 1995 Nov. 28 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi. |
Panarea is a volcanic island placed in the south of Italy. The V-type spectrum for this object, which is located far from Vesta, suggests that it may be a new example of a basaltic achondrite asteroid having no connection to Vesta. Name suggested by R. P. Binzel, S. Foglia and G. Masi. |
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