(217) Eudora
Asteroid (217) Eudora |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,876 AU |
eccentricity | 0.303 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.004 AU - 3.748 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 163.1 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 154.5 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | November 6, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 320 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 66 km |
Albedo | 0.0484 |
Rotation period | 25 h 15 min |
Absolute brightness | 9.8 likes |
Spectral class | X |
history | |
Explorer | J. Coggia |
Date of discovery | August 30, 1880 |
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(217) Eudora is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Jérôme-Eugène Coggia at the Observatory of Marseille on August 30, 1880 .
The celestial body was named after Eudora , a nereid from Greek mythology .
Eudora moves at a distance of 1.9975 ( perihelion ) to 3.7525 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.8748 years on a strongly eccentric orbit around the sun . The orbit is inclined 10.4745 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.3052.
Eudora is 66 kilometers in diameter. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.048. It rotates around its own axis in around 10 hours and 32 minutes.