181 Eucharis
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 3.136 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.516 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.757 AU |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Inclination | 18.81° |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 106 km |
| Rotation period | >24 hours |
| Spectral class | K |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.84 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.115 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | Pablo Cottenot, February 2, 1878 |
181 Eucharis is a large, slowly rotating Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a K-type asteroid. It is named after Eucharis, a Greek nymph.
It was discovered by French astronomer Pablo Cottenot on February 2, 1878 from Marseille Observatory. It was his only asteroid discovery.
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