Named in honor of a "Philippina" which typically refers to a female given name, and is also the name of several species in the animal and plant kingdoms

It was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on March 21, 1907.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Kopff

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/631_Philippina

Time: 23:14UT 2025-08-10 Exp. 9 x 65 sec.
Telescope 0.254m f/6 ST-10XME CCD -18°C 0.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.