195 Eurykleia
Eurykleia (minor planet designation: 195 Eurykleia) is a fairly large main belt asteroid. It has a dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Palisa, 1879 |
| Discovery date | 19 April 1879 |
| Designations | |
| (195) Eurykleia | |
| Pronunciation | /jʊrɪˈkliːə/[1] |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 131.99 yr (48208 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.0036 AU (449.33 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7493 AU (411.29 Gm) |
| 2.8764 AU (430.30 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.044205 |
| 4.88 yr (1781.9 d) | |
| 113.56° | |
| 0° 12m 7.308s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.9718° |
| 6.9930° | |
| 119.12° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.77052 AU (264.866 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.01174 AU (300.952 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.284 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 42.855±0.85 km |
| 16.521 h (0.6884 d) | |
| 0.0599±0.002 | |
| C | |
| 9.01 | |
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 19, 1879, and named after Euryclea, the wet-nurse of Odysseus in The Odyssey.
References
- "Euryclea". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
- "195 Eurykleia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links
- 195 Eurykleia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 195 Eurykleia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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