(185) Eunike
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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 .