(75) Eurydice
Asteroid (75) Eurydice |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,672 AU |
eccentricity | 0.306 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.855 AU - 3.489 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 359.5 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 339.7 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | January 19, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 134 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 55 km |
Albedo | 0.15 |
Rotation period | 5.4 h |
Absolute brightness | 9.0 mag |
Spectral class | M. |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | September 22, 1862 |
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. |
(75) Eurydice is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 September 1862 by the German astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Eurydice , the wife of Orpheus from Greek mythology .