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27 Euterpe is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 8 1853 and named after Euterpē the Muse of music in Greek mythology.Euterpe is one of the brightest asteroids in the night sky. On December 25 2015 during a perihelic opposition it will shine with an apparent magnitude of 8.3.Euterpe has been studied by radar.

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apoapsis (km)
4.11552e+11
average speed (km/s)
69444.0
orbital period (μ)
1.13544e+08
periapsis (km)
2.90966e+11
temperature (K)
178.0
absolute magnitude
7.0
albedo
0.162
apparent magnitude
8.3
discovery date
1853-11-08
discoverer
John Russell Hind
epoch
June 14 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
182.88
former name
1945 KB
rotation period (s)
37480.3

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