(567) Eleutheria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 1905 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.

Where Eleutheria is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eleutheria is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number567
Provisional designationA905 KB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter93.4 km (#277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0439
Rotation period7.72 hours
Spectral typeCFB:
Absolute magnitude (H)9.13
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.88 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0828
Inclination9.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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