(163) Erigone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 1876 by J. Perrotin at Toulouse.
Where Erigone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erigone is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163 |
| Provisional designation | A876 HC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 81.6 km (#365 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 4.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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