(185) Eunike

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Asteroid
(185) Eunike
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 .

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