195 Eurykleia
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For other uses, see Euryclea (disambiguation).
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa, 1879 |
Designations | |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics | |
Aphelion | 2.991 AU |
Perihelion | 2.764 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.877 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.040 |
Orbital period | 4.88 years |
Inclination | 6.98° |
Physical characteristics | |
Albedo | 0.060 |
Spectral type | C |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.01 |
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195 Eurykleia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It has a dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 19, 1879 and named after Euryclea, the wet-nurse of Odysseus in The Odyssey.
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