75 Eurydike
Eurydike (minor planet designation: 75 Eurydike) is a main-belt asteroid. It has an M-type spectrum and a relatively high albedo and may be 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.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1862 |
| Designations | |
| (75) Eurydike | |
| Pronunciation | /jʊˈrɪdɪkiː/[1] |
Named after | Eurydice |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Eurydikean /ˌjʊərɪdɪˈkiːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 521.874 Gm (3.489 AU) |
| Perihelion | 278.028 Gm (1.858 AU) |
| 399.951 Gm (2.674 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| 1596.687 d (4.37 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.79 km/s |
| 26.318° | |
| Inclination | 5.002° |
| 359.481° | |
| 339.566° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 55.7 km |
| Mass | 1.8×1017 kg |
| 0.149 [2] | |
| M | |
| 8.96 | |
References
- 'Eurydice' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- Asteroid Data Sets Archived 2009-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- 75 Eurydike at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 75 Eurydike at the JPL Small-Body Database
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