page_title: 178 Belisana
hierarchical_section_title: 178 Belisana
caption_attribution_description: English: A three-dimensional model of 178 Belisana that was computed using light curve inversion techniques.
context_page_description: Belisana is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 38 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1877, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Austrian Naval Observatory in today's Croatia. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 12.32 hours and a rather spherical shape. It was named after the Celtic goddess Belisama.
context_section_description: Belisana (minor planet designation: 178 Belisana) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1877, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Austrian Naval Observatory in today's Croatia. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 12.32 hours and a rather spherical shape. It was named after the Celtic goddess Belisama (Belisana).
caption: Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Belisana
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