3553 Mera, provisional designation 1985 JA, is an Amor asteroid discovered on May 14, 1985, by C. Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named for Maera, a daughter of Praetus.[3]
References
- ^ “(3553) Mera = 1985 JA”. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ “3553 Mera (1985 JA)”. JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
- 3553 Mera at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 3553 Mera at ESA–space situational awareness
- 3553 Mera at the JPL Small-Body Database
