195 Eurykleia

195 Eurykleia
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa, 1879
Designations
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion 2.991 AU
Perihelion 2.764 AU
2.877 AU
Eccentricity 0.040
4.88 years
Inclination 6.98°
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.060
Spectral type
C
9.01

    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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