195 Eurykleia

For other uses, see Euryclea (disambiguation).
195 Eurykleia
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa, 1879
Discovery date 19 April 1879
Designations
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
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°
 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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