(79) Eurynomials
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Asteroid (79) Eurynomials |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,446 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.979 AU - 2.913 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 206.7 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 201 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 29, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 301 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 66 km |
| Albedo | 0.26 |
| Rotation period | 5 h 59 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.0 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | JC Watson |
| Date of discovery | September 14, 1863 |
| 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. | |
(79) Eurynome is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US by the September 14, 1863 astronomers James Craig Watson was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Oceanid Eurynome , the daughter of Uranus and Gaia .
Aspects
| Stationary, then retrograde | opposition | Opp. Removal | Opp. Brightness | Stationary, then clockwise | Conjunction with the sun |
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| March 19, 2007 | May 10, 2007 | 1.90398 AU | 11.8 mag | July 3, 2007 | December 24, 2007 |
| July 10, 2008 | August 24, 2008 | 1.23373 AU | 10.5 mag | October 5, 2008 | June 4, 2009 |
| January 6, 2010 | February 24, 2010 | 1.51069 AU | 11.1 mag | April 10, 2010 | October 18, 2010 |
| April 3, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | 1.87351 AU | 11.8 mag | July 18, 2011 | January 10, 2012 |
| 17th August 2012 | September 26, 2012 | 1.06207 AU | 9.9 likes | November 3, 2012 | 12th of July 2013 |
| January 24, 2014 | March 15, 2014 | 1.66629 AU | 11.4 mag | May 2, 2014 | November 1, 2014 |
| April 19, 2015 | June 10, 2015 | 1.80046 AU | 11.7 mag | 2nd August 2015 | January 31, 2016 |