Gabriella ( minor planet designation: 355 Gabriella) is a typical Main belt

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. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 20 January 1893 in

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and named after French astronomer Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion.

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* * 000355 Discoveries by Auguste Charlois Named minor planets 000355 18930120 {{Beltasteroid-stub