Quintilla


Asteroid 755, Quintilla, was discovered on April 6, 1908 by Joel Hastings Metcalf at Taunton, Massachusetts. It has a period of 5 years, 237 days and is about 27 miles in diameter.

Quintilla is an Italian female first name, which was suggested by Harlow Shapley's secretary Arville D. Walker because at the time no asteroid had a name beginning with the letter Q.

Henk Middleraad links it with having the advantage.


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