61 Danaë

61 Danaë
Discovery [1]
Discovered byH. Goldschmidt
Discovery siteParis
Discovery date9 September 1860
Designations
(61) Danaë
Pronunciation/ˈdæneɪ.iː/[2]
Named after
Danaë (Greek mythology)[3]
1953 RL1 · A917 SM
main-belt · (outer) [4]
background [5]
AdjectivesDanaëan /dæneɪˈiːən/[6]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc151.67 yr (55,398 days)
Aphelion3.4798 AU
Perihelion2.4840 AU
2.9819 AU
Eccentricity0.1670
5.15 yr (1,881 days)
157.11°
0° 11m 29.04s / day
Inclination18.212°
333.72°
12.695°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions82.04±4.3 km[7]
82.52±2.73 km[8]
83.56±1.02 km[9]
85.125±1.962 km[10]
85.937±2.151 km[11]
91.00±3.50 km[12]
Mass(2.89±2.78)×1018 kg[8]
Mean density
9.81±9.49 g/cm3[8]
11.45 h[13]
11.547±0.001 h[14]
0.181±0.034[12]
0.203±0.014[11]
0.2065±0.0472[10]
0.216±0.006[9]
0.2224±0.025[7]
Tholen = S [1]
SMASS = S [1][4]
B–V = 0.852 [1]
U–B = 0.402 [1]
7.56±0.10[15] · 7.68[1][4][7][9][10][12] · 7.78±0.25[16]

61 Danaë (/ˈdæneɪ.iː/) is a stony (S-type) asteroid in the outer asteroid belt's background population, approximately 84 kilometer in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on 9 September 1860, from his balcony in Paris, France.[17] Goldschmidt was ill when asked to name the asteroid, and requested his fellow asteroid-hunter Robert Luther to name it instead. Luther chose to name it after Danaë, the mother of Perseus in Greek mythology.[3] Danaë was the first asteroid to have a diacritical character in its official name.

The asteroid is orbiting the Sun with a period of 5.15 years and is rotating on its axis once every 11.45 hours. In 1985, a study of lightcurve data suggested that Danaë may have a moon. If so, the main body would be an ellipsoid measuring 85 km × 80 km × 75 km (53 mi × 50 mi × 47 mi), and the moon would orbit 101 kilometres (63 mi) away, measuring 55 km × 30 km × 30 km (34 mi × 19 mi × 19 mi). The density of both would be 1.1 g/cm3.[18]

References

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  6. ^ Charles Dickens (1852) Household Words, p. 207
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