(61) Danaë
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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 .