(61) Danaë
Asteroid (61) Danaë |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.981 AU |
eccentricity | 0.169 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.479 AU - 3.483 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.2 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 333.8 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 13.1 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | April 14, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 54 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 82 km |
Albedo | 0.2224 |
Rotation period | 11 h 27 min |
Absolute brightness | 7.68 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | HMS Goldschmidt |
Date of discovery | September 9, 1860 |
Another name | A917 SM, 1953 RL 1 |
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(61) Danaë is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on September 9, 1860 by the Franco-German astronomer Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt .
The asteroid was named after Danaë , a lover of Zeus and mother of Perseus .