(45) Eugenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 June 1857 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Eugenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eugenia is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45 |
| Provisional designation | A857 MA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 202 km (#29 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 5.70 hours |
| Spectral type | FC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0814 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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