79 Eurynome
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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 | 2.445 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 1.974 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.915 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 66.5 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 5.978 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.96 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.262 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. C. Watson, 1863 |
79 Eurynome (ew-rin'-a-mee) is a quite large and bright main belt asteroid composed of nickel-iron metals and silicate rocks.
Eurynome was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 14, 1863. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after one of the many Eurynomes in Greek mythology.
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