Eros

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.

Amor Discovered: 1893-10-29 Observations: 9,130

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis

1.458 AU

Eccentricity

0.2229

Perihelion

1.133 AU

Aphelion

1.782988 AU

Inclination

10.83°

Orbital Period

1.7604 yr

Epoch

2461200.5

Mean Anomaly

62.51°

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

Diameter

16.84 km

Albedo

0.25

Density

2.67 g/cm³

Rotation Period

5.27 h

Absolute Magnitude

10.4

RMS

0.29796

Condition

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