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75 Eurydike
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.675 AU
Perihelion distance 1.856 AU
Aphelion distance 3.494 AU
Orbital period 4.38 years
Inclination 5.02°
Eccentricity 0.306
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 55.7 km
Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) 5.357 hours
Spectral class M
Abs. magnitude 8.96
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.149
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1862


75 Eurydike is a main belt asteroid. It has quite high albedo for an asteroid and it is probably very 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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