Discovered by J. Coggia Alternative names A914 RA Observation arc 130.48 yr (47657 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Jérôme Eugène Coggia Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 30 August 1880 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 30 August 1880 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Marseille Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.75541 AU (561.801 Gm) Similar 193 Ambrosia, 218 Bianca, 625 Xenia, 188 Menippe, 220 Stephania | ||
217 Eudora is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by French (Corsican) astronomer J. Coggia on August 30, 1880 in Marseilles, France. It was his fourth asteroid discovery and is named after Eudora, a Hyad in Greek mythology.
It probably has a composition similar to carbonaceous chondrites. In 2007, a study showed it rotates every 25.253 ± 0.003 hours, based on lightcurve data. A light curve generated from photometric observations at Pulkovo Observatory, give a matching rotation period of 25.253 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.22 ± 0.04 in magnitude.
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