3244 Petronius

3244 Petronius

3244 Petronius is an asteroid found in the main belt, a member of the Flora family of asteroids. It was discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels in 1960. It is named after Petronius Arbiter, the ancient Roman satirist and author of the "Satyricon".Fact|date=February 2007


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