description 163 Erigone Overview
163 Erigone is a main-belt asteroid discovered by French astronomer Henri Perrotin at Toulouse on 26 April 1876. It is a dark C-type body about 73 kilometers across, with an orbital period of roughly 3.64 years. The asteroid gives its name to the Erigone collisional family, whose members have related orbital properties. Its name refers to Erigone, a figure in Greek mythology.
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Who discovered 163 Erigone?
Henri Perrotin discovered 163 Erigone at Toulouse on 26 April 1876. It is a dark C-type asteroid in the main belt.
How large is 163 Erigone?
The asteroid is about 73 kilometres across. Its dark surface and C-type classification are consistent with a carbonaceous main-belt body.
How long is 163 Erigone's orbital period?
163 Erigone takes roughly 3.64 years to orbit the Sun. It remains within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the Erigone collisional family?
163 Erigone gives its name to the Erigone collisional family. That family is a group of asteroids thought to share a related origin from an earlier collision.
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