What is the name of the asteroid numbered 55 Pandora?

The asteroid numbered 55 Pandora is named Pandora.

55 Pandora is a large main-belt asteroid discovered by George Mary Searle at the Albany Observatory in New York on September 10, 1858. It was the 55th asteroid to receive a permanent number, and its name refers to Pandora from Greek mythology.

The asteroid belongs to the main belt, the broad region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most known asteroids travel. It is an S-type asteroid, a category generally associated with stony, silicate-rich material. Its orbit takes it around the Sun in a little under four years.

This object is separate from Pandora, the fictional moon in the 2009 film Avatar. The asteroid’s designation is written with its number first—55 Pandora—following the standard naming convention for numbered minor planets.