Dulcinea (
minor planet designation
A formal minor-planet designation is, in its final form, a number–name combination given to a minor planet (asteroid, centaur, trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet but not comet). Such designation always features a leading number (catalog or ...
: 571 Dulcinea) is an asteroid orbiting in the inner main belt.
[ It was named after Dulcinea, a character from Miguel de Cervantes' novel '' Don Quixote''. This is classified as a stony S-type asteroid and it is the second largest member of the Erigone collisional family.][
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Discoveries by Paul Götz
Named minor planets
571 Dulcinea
Dulcinea (minor planet designation: 571 Dulcinea) is an asteroid orbiting in the inner main belt. It was named after Dulcinea, a character from Miguel de Cervantes' novel ''Don Quixote''. This is classified as a stony S-type asteroid and it is the ...
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