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Discovery
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| Discovered by | James Ferguson |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1860 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Echo |
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Main belt |
| Adjective | Echonian |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 423.339 Gm (2.830 AU) |
| Perihelion | 292.951 Gm (1.958 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 358.145 Gm (2.394 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Orbital period | 1353.002 d (3.70 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.09 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 91.065° |
| Inclination | 3.602° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 191.803° |
| Argument of perihelion | 270.477° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 60.2 km |
| Mass | 2.3×1017 kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0168 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0318 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.254 [1] |
| Temperature | ~180 K |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.21 |
60 Echo is a quite large main-belt S-type asteroid. It was discovered by James Ferguson of the United States Naval Observatory in Washington D.C., on September 14, 1860. It was his third and final asteroid discovery. It is named after Echo, a nymph in Greek mythology.
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