2002 Euler

2002 Euler
Shape model of Euler from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byT. Smirnova
Discovery siteCrimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date29 August 1973
Designations
(2002) Euler
Pronunciation/ˈɔɪlər/[2]
Named after
Leonhard Euler
(Swiss mathematician)[3]
1973 QQ1 · 1938 DW
1942 GJ · 1953 EB
1973 SJ2
main-belt · (inner)
AdjectivesEulerian /juːˈlɪəriən/[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc75.04 yr (27,408 days)
Aphelion2.5844 AU
Perihelion2.2512 AU
2.4178 AU
Eccentricity0.0689
3.76 yr (1,373 days)
0.3273°
0° 15m 43.92s / day
Inclination8.5015°
178.65°
53.294°
Physical characteristics
17.4 km[5]
18.838±0.066[6]
Mass5.5×1015 kg[citation needed]
5.9929 h[7][8]
0.036±0.003[6]
0.0839±0.015[5]
S[7]
12.4[1] · 12.7[7]

2002 Euler is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 29 August 1973, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, and assigned the prov. designation 1973 QQ1. It was named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.[3][9]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference jpldata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Euler". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference springer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Eulerian". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SIMPS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Masiero-2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference lcdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference geneva-obs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference MPC-Euler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).