(217) Eudora Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1880 by J. Coggia at Marseilles.

Where Eudora is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEudoraEudora

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eudora is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number217
Provisional designationA880 QA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter65.4 km (#519 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Rotation period25.3 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)9.9
Orbital period4.86 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity0.310
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.972 au

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

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