(247) Eukrate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1885 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
Where Eukrate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eukrate is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 247 |
| Provisional designation | A885 EB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 131 km (#124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 12.1 hours |
| Spectral type | CP |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (17) Thetis
- (26) Proserpina
- (28) Bellona
- (35) Leukothea
- (37) Fides
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- (53) Kalypso
- (57) Mnemosyne
- (58) Concordia
- (68) Leto
- (71) Niobe
- (78) Diana
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