75 Eurydike
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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 | 2.675 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 1.856 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.494 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Eccentricity | 0.306 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 55.7 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 5.357 hours |
| Spectral class | M |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.96 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.149 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters, 1862 |
75 Eurydike (ew-rid'-i-kee) is a main belt asteroid. It has quite high albedo for an asteroid and it is probably very rich in nickel-iron.
Eurydike was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 22, 1862. It was second of his numerous asteroid discoveries. It is named after Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus.
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