(27) Euterpe

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Asteroid
(27) Euterpe
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,346  AU
eccentricity 0.173
Perihelion - aphelion 1.94 AU - 2.752 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.6 °
Length of the ascending node 94.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 356.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 12, 2008
Sidereal period of rotation 3 a 216 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 96 km
Albedo 0.16
Rotation period 10 h 25 min
Absolute brightness 7 likes
Spectral class
(according to Tholen)
S.
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII)
S.
history
Explorer JR Hind
Date of discovery November 8, 1853
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.

(27) Euterpe is an asteroid of the main belt , the November 8, 1853 by John Russell Hind was discovered.

The celestial body was named after Euterpe , the muse of lyrical poetry and the flute.

Euterpe moves around the sun at a distance of 1.9 ( perihelion ) to 2.8 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.6 years . The orbit is inclined 1.6 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.17.

Euterpe is very irregularly shaped and has an approximate diameter of 124 × 75 kilometers. The asteroid has a relatively bright, silicate surface with an albedo of 0.16.

See also