51 Nemausa

51 Nemausa /nᵻˈmɔːzə/ is a large asteroid-belt asteroid that was discovered on January 22, 1858 by one "A. Laurent", an obscure figure about whom little is known. Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Benjamin Valz in Nîmes, France. The house, at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes, has a plaque commemorating the discovery. With Laurent's permission, Valz named the asteroid after the Celtic god Nemausus, the patron god of Nîmes during Roman times.

51 Nemausa

51 Nemausa /nᵻˈmɔːzə/ is a large asteroid-belt asteroid that was discovered on January 22, 1858 by one "A. Laurent", an obscure figure about whom little is known. Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Benjamin Valz in Nîmes, France. The house, at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes, has a plaque commemorating the discovery. With Laurent's permission, Valz named the asteroid after the Celtic god Nemausus, the patron god of Nîmes during Roman times.