The 1858-discovered asteroid named after the Greek mythological figure Pandora is 55 Pandora. It is a main-belt asteroid discovered by George Mary Searle at the Albany Observatory in New York.
The number 55 is its permanent minor-planet designation, assigned according to the order in which it received a recognized numbering. Its name connects astronomy with classical mythology, a common naming tradition for asteroids and planets.
55 Pandora should not be confused with Saturn’s moon Pandora, which was discovered much later by Voyager 1. The asteroid orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt, while Saturn’s Pandora is a small natural satellite orbiting a planet.