247 Eukrate is a rather large Main belt asteroid. It is dark and likely a primitive carbonaceus body. Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822 – February 15, 1900) was a German astronomer who searched for asteroids while working in Düsseldorf. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The provisional designation of comets and asteroids are similar to each other: they both follow a pattern set in 1925 by the Minor Planet Center of the IAU. Historical designations At first, astronomers strove to assign symbols to the minor planets: 1 Ceres a stylized sickle 2 Pallas a lozenge... 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Asteroids are assigned a type based on spectral shape, color, and sometimes albedo. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... P-type asteroids have low albedo and a featureless reddish spectrum. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standardized distance away. ... The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... Jump to: navigation, search An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Carbonate is an anion with a charge of -2 and an empirical formula of CO32-. For an aqueous solution, carbonate exists in three forms. ...

It was discovered by Robert Luther on March 14, 1885 in Düsseldorf. Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822 – February 15, 1900) was a German astronomer who searched for asteroids while working in Düsseldorf. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

It was named after Eukrate, a Nereid in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, the Nereids (NEER-ee-eds) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ...

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File

246 Asporina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. ... 248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid. ...