163 Erigone
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Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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Orbit type | Main belt (Erigone) |
Semimajor axis | 2.367 AU |
Perihelion distance | 1.916 AU |
Aphelion distance | 2.819 AU |
Orbital period | 3.64 years |
Inclination | 4.81° |
Eccentricity | 0.191 |
Physical characteristics 1 | |
Diameter | 72.6 km |
Rotation period | 16.136 hours |
Spectral class 5 | C |
Abs. magnitude | 9.47 |
Albedo 4 | 0.054 |
History 2 | |
Discoverer | J. Perrotin, 1876 |
163 Erigone is a dark-coloured, fairly big Main belt asteroid. The Erigone family of asteroids is named after it.
It was found by J. Perrotin on April 26, 1876 and named after one of the two Erigones in Greek mythology.
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162 Laurentia | 163 Erigone | 164 Eva
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