(62) Erato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1860 by Lesser, O., Forster, W. at Berlin.
Where Erato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erato is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 62 |
| Provisional designation | A860 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 107 km (#210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 9.22 hours |
| Spectral type | BU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1860
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