204 Kallisto is a fairly typical, altough sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a S-type asteroid and is probably composed of a mixture of silicates and metals. Like other asteroids of its type, it is light in colour. Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Opava, Czech Republic (then part of the Austrian Empire). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The provisional designation of comets and asteroids are similar to each other: they both follow a pattern set in 1925 by the Minor Planet Center of the IAU. Historical designations At first, astronomers strove to assign symbols to the minor planets: 1 Ceres a stylized sickle 2 Pallas a lozenge... Minor planet is the official term for asteroids and trans-Neptunian objects. ... 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It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 8, 1879 in Pola. Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Opava, Czech Republic (then part of the Austrian Empire). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Pula (Italian Pola) is the largest city in Istria, Croatia, at the southern tip of that peninsula. ...

The asteroid was named after the same nymph Callisto in Greek mythology as Jupiter's moon Callisto. From Greek mythology, Callisto was the daughter of Lycaon, the king of Arcadia (or possibly a nymph). ... Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Jupiter may refer to: Jupiter (god) – a Roman god Jupiter (planet) – a planet Jupiter Symphony – a symphony by Mozart, (Symphony No. ... The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure trace Carbon dioxide 100% Callisto (ka-lis-toh, Greek Καλλιστώ) is a moon of the planet Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. ...

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Parameters (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html)
• Asteroid Albedo Compilation (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/albedo.html)