718 Erida

718 Erida
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa
Discovery site Vienna Obs.
Discovery date 29 September 1911
Designations
MPC designation (718) Erida
1911 MS
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 113.31 yr (41388 d)
Aphelion 3.6666 AU (548.52 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4451 AU (365.78 Gm)
3.0559 AU (457.16 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.19985
5.34 yr (1951.2 d)
5.10173°
 11m 4.2s / day
Inclination 6.9294°
38.538°
174.377°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
36.47±2.45 km
17.447 h (0.7270 d)
0.0399±0.006
9.6

    718 Erida is a minor planet orbiting the Sun named for Erida Leuschner, daughter of astronomer Armin Otto Leuschner.

    References

    1. "718 Erida (1911 MS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.


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