(15854) Numa

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( 15854 ) Numa is one of the main asteroid belt, which was discovered by the Italian astronomer Vincenzo Silvano Casulli at the Osservatorio Guidonia (IAU code 596) in Guidonia Monte Celio, on 15 February 1996.

It was named after Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome, which extended the Roman calendar of 10 to 12 months and so firmly laid the foundation of our present calendar.

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