(221) Eos

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(221 ) Eos is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt, which was discovered on January 18, 1882 by Johann Palisa at the University Observatory in Vienna.

It was named after celestial bodies Eos, the goddess of dawn in Greek mythology.

Eos moves at a distance of 2.70 ( perihelion ) to 3.32 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 5 years and 81 days around the sun. The orbit is inclined 10.9 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.104.

Eos has a diameter of 104 kilometers. It has a relatively bright silicate- rich surface with an albedo of 0.140. In around 10 hours and 26 minutes to rotate around its own axis.

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