(62) Erato

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Asteroid
(62) Erato
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.125  AU
eccentricity 0.172
Perihelion - aphelion 2.588 AU - 3.663 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.2 °
Length of the ascending node 125.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 273.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 18, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 192 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 107 km
Albedo 0.048
Rotation period 9 h 13 min
Absolute brightness 8.76 likes
history
Explorer Otto Lesser
Wilhelm Foerster
Date of discovery September 14, 1860
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(62) Erato is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on September 14, 1860 by the German astronomers Otto Lesser and Wilhelm Foerster at the Berlin observatory .

The heavenly body was named after Erato , the muse of love poetry, song and dance.