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79 Eurynome (/jʊˈrɪnəmiː/ ew-RIN-ə-mee) is a quite large and bright main-belt asteroid composed of silicate rock. Eurynome was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 14 1863. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after one of the many Eurynomes in Greek mythology.

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apoapsis (km)
4.35949e+11
average speed (km/s)
67932.0
mass (kg)
3100.0
orbital period (μ)
1.20639e+08
periapsis (km)
2.95538e+11
temperature (K)
178.0
absolute magnitude
7.96
albedo
0.262
apparent magnitude
9.35
discovery date
1863-09-14
discoverer
James Craig Watson
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
126.72

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