(331298) Eunicefoote Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888) was an American scientist and women’s rights advocate. In 1856, she demonstrated that carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb heat and hypothesized that changes in their atmospheric levels could alter the climate. Eunice was the first to propose this phenomenon, now known as the greenhouse effect.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eunicefoote is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eunicefoote is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 331298 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 EN19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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