Tuesday 1 March 2016

(15) Eunomia, useful and practical order

(15) Eunomia is a main belt asteroid (middle zone I) discovered in July of 1851.

It has a perihelion of 2.14 AU and an aphelion of 3.14 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.64 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 109 days. It has an inclination of  11.7º (cuartioctile@11º15', 0º29' orb). It has a diameter of about 268 km.

Resonancia orbital (semieje mayor):
7:16 with Mars (%100.0)
1:7 with Venus (99.8)
11:4 with Jupiter (99.7)
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5:4 with Interamnia (99.5)



Greek mythology

Eunomia was the goddess of order and discipline.

Eunomia is related with the useful and practical order, which improves clarity and facilitates activity.