27 Euterpe
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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 | 2.347 AU |
Perihelion distance | 1.945 AU |
Aphelion distance | 2.750 AU |
Orbital period | 3.60 years |
Inclination | 1.58° |
Eccentricity | 0.171 |
Physical characteristics | |
Diameter 3 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Sizes.html) | 130–300 km |
Rotation period 4 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 10.41 hours |
Abs. magnitude 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | 7.00 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | J. R. Hind, 1853 |
27 Euterpe (Template:IPA2) is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 8, 1853 and named after Euterpe, the Muse of music in Greek mythology.
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