(185) Eunike
Asteroid (185) Eunike |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.739 AU |
eccentricity | 0.128 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.388 AU - 3.09 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.2 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 153.9 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 224.4 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 19, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 195 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.9 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (157.5 ± 2.6) km |
Albedo | 0.06 |
Rotation period | 10.8 h |
Absolute brightness | 7.6 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | March 1, 1878 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(185) Eunike is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on March 1, 1878 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The celestial body was named after Eunike , one of the Danaids , the 50 daughters of King Danaos , from Greek mythology .