Discovered by J. Palisa, 1879 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.0036 AU (449.33 Gm) Discovered 19 April 1879 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Pola Observatory | Discovery date 19 April 1879 Observation arc 131.99 yr (48208 d) Perihelion 2.7493 AU (411.29 Gm) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 178 Belisana, 188 Menippe, 196 Philomela, 142 Polana, 193 Ambrosia | ||
195 Eurykleia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It has a dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 19, 1879, and named after Euryclea, the wet-nurse of Odysseus in The Odyssey.
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