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195 Eurykleia

195 Eurykleia
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa, 1879
Discovery date 19 April 1879
Designations
MPC designation (195) Eurykleia
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 131.99 yr (48208 d)
Aphelion 3.0036 AU (449.33 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7493 AU (411.29 Gm)
2.8764 AU (430.30 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.044205
4.88 yr (1781.9 d)
113.56°
0° 12m 7.308s / day
Inclination 6.9718°
6.9930°
119.12°
Earth MOID 1.77052 AU (264.866 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.01174 AU (300.952 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.284
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
42.855±0.85 km
16.521 h (0.6884 d)
0.0599±0.002
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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