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62 Erato is a numbered main-belt asteroid discovered in 1860 by German astronomers Oskar Lesser and Wilhelm Förster at the Berlin Observatory. It is named for Erato, one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology, traditionally associated with lyric poetry. As an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, it belongs to the population of small Solar System bodies used in research on orbital dynamics, asteroid properties, and the history of planetary astronomy.
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What is asteroid 62 Erato?
62 Erato is a numbered main-belt asteroid discovered in 1860 by Oskar Lesser and Wilhelm Förster. The discovery was made at the Berlin Observatory.
Where does 62 Erato orbit?
It orbits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. That region contains many small rocky bodies orbiting the Sun.
Why is asteroid 62 Erato named Erato?
It is named after Erato, one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology. Erato is traditionally associated with lyric poetry.
Who discovered 62 Erato?
German astronomers Oskar Lesser and Wilhelm Förster discovered it in 1860. Their discovery took place at the Berlin Observatory.
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