Asteroid 62 Erato
Named after Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology.
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Classification | Main-belt Asteroid |
Family | Themis family |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2447271,5 |
Semi major axis | 3,1159 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 5,500 Julian years |
Inclination | 2,223 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,1860 |
Lon. of ascending node | 125,831 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 274,493 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 1988-Jan-11.046276 |
Aphelion distance | 3,6954 AU |
Mean anomaly | 17,911 ° |
Physical Data
Radius | 47,70 km |
Rotation period | 9,2213 days |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8,4468 |
Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
Color index (B-V) | 0,708 |
Geometric albedo | 0,0608 |
Spectral class | Ch |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Oskar Lesser and Wilhelm Forster |
Discovered | 1860-09-14 |
Data File
Data File Name | 62_Erato.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
Data File Size | 2714 kB |
Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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