Orbital Elements
- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 3.131 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.1681
- Inclination: 2.24 deg
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 125.12 deg
- Argument of Periapsis: 277.53 deg
- Mean Anomaly: 163.46 deg
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: 106.92100 km
- Magnitude: 8.97
- Albedo: 0.048
- Spectral type (Tholen): BU
- Spectral type (SMASS): Ch
Shape Model Characteristics
At 2444824.0 JD:
- Spin period in hours: 9.2182
- Spin latitude: 23.0
- Spin longitude: 23.0
- Spin angle: 0.0
- Quality level: -1.0
This shape model of asteroid Erato is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.
The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.