(185) Eunike Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1878 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Eunike is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eunike is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 185 |
| Provisional designation | A878 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 160 km (#67 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 21.8 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
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