59 Elpis

59 Elpis (pronounced /ˈɛlpɨs/ EL-pis) is a very large main belt asteroid. Being a C-type asteroid it is very dark and carbonaceous. Elpis was discovered by J. Chacornac on September 12, 1860. It was his sixth and final asteroid discovery. It is named after Elpis, a personification of hope in Greek mythology.

References

1. ^ Asteroid Data Sets