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Asteroid 42 Isis
(42) Isis
Recorded
Minor planet (42) Isis, catalogue number 42
The forty-second numbered asteroid, discovered 1856, named Isis. The number is a queue, not a hymn.
What it supports
A MPC / IAU designation. Neighbor to Ἶσις = 420, not the same object.
What it does not
Does not make the asteroid a cipher of 420. Catalogue ≠ gematria.
ExactnessDesignation
Form42
Unitcatalogue
Strengthhard
When1856-05-23