(61) Danae Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1860 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Danae is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danae is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61 |
| Provisional designation | A860 RC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 85.9 km (#322 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
← (60) Echo · (62) Erato →