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27 Euterpe
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.347 AU
Perihelion distance 1.945 AU
Aphelion distance 2.750 AU
Orbital period 3.60 years
Inclination 1.58°
Eccentricity 0.171
Physical characteristics
Diameter 3 131 km
Rotation period 4 10.41 hours
Abs. magnitude 1 7.00
History 2
Discoverer J. R. Hind, 1853

27 Euterpe (ew-tur'-pee, IPA: /ju:'tɜ:pi/) is a large Main belt asteroid. In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes, around another object, whilst under the influence of a source of centripetal force, such as gravity. ... Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... In geometry, the semi-major axis (also semimajor axis) a applies to ellipses and hyperbolas. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... For the geometric term, see diameter. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... In astronomy, a rotation period is the time an astronomical object takes to complete one revolution around its rotation axis. ... The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standardized distance away. ... John Russell Hind (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was a British astronomer. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ...


It was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 8, 1853 and named after Euterpe, the Muse of music in Greek mythology. John Russell Hind (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was a British astronomer. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Muse Euterpe or Eutere (rejoicing well or delight), in Greek mythology, was one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus. ... In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek Μουσαι, Mousai) are nine archaic goddesses who embody the right evocation of myth, inspired through remembered and improvised song and traditional music and dances. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Meta has a page about this at: Music markup MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia The... Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ...


Aspects

Stationary, than retrograde Opposition Distance to earth Brightness Stationary, than prograde Conjunction to Sun
28. August 2005 15. March 2006 3. May 2006 1,55966 AE 10,2 mag 23. June 2006
23. December 2006 23. June 2007 11. August 2007 1,56395 AE 10,2 mag 30. September2007
14. April 2008 26. December 2008 4. February2009 1,03834 AE 8,8 mag 16. March 2009
26. October 2009 22. April 2010 13. June 2010 1,72775 AE 10,4 mag 5. August 2010
28. January 2011 22. August 2011 4. October 2011 1,21276 AE 9,3 mag 18. November 2011
17. July 2012 22. February2013 10. April 2013 1,40927 AE 9,8 mag 28. May 2013
6. December 2013 1. June 2014 22. July 2014 1,66918 AE 10,4 mag 12. September2014
15. March 2015 17. November 2015 25. December 2015 0,95942 AE 8,4 mag 31. January 2016
2. October 2016 4. April 2017 25. May 2017 1,67605 AE 10,4 mag 16. July 2017
10. January 2018 21. July 2018 6. September2018 1,39418 AE 9,8 mag 24. October 2018
31. May 2019 31. January 2020 14. March 2020 1,22939 AE 9,4 mag 27. April 2020
18. November 2020 12. May 2021 3. July 2021 1,72526 AE 10,4 mag 25. August 2021

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For other objects and regions, see: Binary asteroids, Asteroid moons and the Solar system
For a complete listing, see: List of asteroids. For pronunciation, see: Pronunciation of asteroid names.

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Euterpe - BPAL Madness! (2205 words)
Her scent is the joy of performing, the euphoria in song, and the passion inspired by all music: carnation and white poppy, honeysuckle, lemon, iris and white musk.
Euterpe has a bit of a girly edge to it that I find attractive, not bubble gum like, but in a profusion of flowers in harmony.
Euterpe starts out slightly lemon-y in a lemon candy sort of way (so not really sour), then mostly dominated by white florals and a heck of a lot of white musk.
Euterpe, discovery & location of asteroid (445 words)
Euterpe, also known with number 27, is a medium asteroid of about 262 km of diameter.
Euterpe during year 2002 was located in the constellations of Leo and Virgo.
The climatologic conditions were excellent, but the lunar luminosity made difficult to something its location in the third night that was in phase of first quarter in the constellation of Taurus.
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