495 Eulalia

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495 Eulalia
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Modelled shape of Eulalia from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory
Discovery date25 October 1902
Designations
(495) Eulalia
Pronunciation /jˈlliə/
Named after
the discoverer's wife's grandmother [1]
1902 KG
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 113.10 yr (41309 d)
Aphelion 2.8101  AU (420.38  Gm)
Perihelion 2.1645 AU (323.80 Gm)
2.4873 AU (372.09 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.12977
3.92 yr (1432.8 d)
5.5120°
0° 15m 4.536s / day
Inclination 2.2795°
186.478°
206.971°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
19.425±0.7 km
28.967  h (1.2070  d)
0.0571±0.004
10.78

    Eulalia (minor planet designation: 495 Eulalia) is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. Eulalia is very near the 3:1 Jupiter orbital resonance. [3]

    Origin of 162173 Ryugu may be either 495 Eulalia or 142 Polana

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    Origin of 162173 Ryugu may be either 495 Eulalia or 142 Polana
       Sun ·   Earth ·   162173 Ryugu  ·   142 Polana  ·   495 Eulalia

    It is possible that the disruption of Eulalia's parent body resulted in a mass bombardment of the Earth and Moon 800 million years ago, forming the Copernicus crater on the Moon and involving about 50 times the amount of material of the Chicxulub impact on Earth at the beginning of the Cryogenian geological period. [5]

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    References

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