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27 Euterpe

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Discovered by
  
J. R. Hind

Alternative names
  
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Aphelion
  
411.552 Gm (2.751 AU)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
John Russell Hind

Discovery date
  
November 8, 1853

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
8 November 1853

Spectral type
  
S-type asteroid

Named after
  
Euterpe

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Pronunciation
  
/juːˈtɜːrpiː/ ew-TUR-pee

Discovery site
  
George Bishop's Observatory, George Bishop's Observatory, Regent's Park

Similar
  
John Russell Hind discoveries, Other celestial objects

27 euterpe asteroid occultation october 9 1993 dumas texas


27 Euterpe is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 8, 1853, and named after Euterpē, the Muse of music in Greek mythology.

Euterpe is one of the brightest asteroids in the night sky. On December 25, 2015, during a perihelic opposition, it will shine with an apparent magnitude of 8.3.

Euterpe has been studied by radar.

References

27 Euterpe Wikipedia