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Asteroid 62 Erato


Named after Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid
FamilyThemis family

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2447271,5
Semi major axis3,1159 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,500 Julian years
Inclination2,223 °
Eccentricity0,1860
Lon. of ascending node125,831 °
Argument of perihelion274,493 °
Passage of perihelion1988-Jan-11.046276
Aphelion distance3,6954 AU
Mean anomaly17,911 °

Physical Data
Radius47,70 km
Rotation period9,2213 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,4468
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,708
Geometric albedo0,0608
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererOskar Lesser and Wilhelm Forster
Discovered1860-09-14

Data File
Data File Name62_Erato.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00