(62) Erato
Asteroid (62) Erato |
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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.