75 Eurydike
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1862 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Eurydice |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 521.874 Gm (3.489 AU) |
| Perihelion | 278.028 Gm (1.858 AU) |
| 399.951 Gm (2.674 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| 1596.687 d (4.37 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.79 km/s |
| 26.318° | |
| Inclination | 5.002° |
| 359.481° | |
| 339.566° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 55.7 km |
| Mass | 1.8×1017 kg |
Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| 0.0156 m/s² | |
| 0.0294 km/s | |
| ? d | |
| Albedo | 0.149 [1] |
| Temperature | ~170 K |
Spectral type | M |
| 8.96 | |
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75 Eurydike (/jʊˈrɪdᵻkiː/ ew-RID-i-kee) is a main-belt asteroid. It has an M-type spectrum and a relatively high albedo and may be rich in nickel-iron. Eurydike was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 22, 1862. It was second of his numerous asteroid discoveries. It is named after Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus.
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