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Euterpe

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27 Euterpe (A853 VA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.945 AU
True anomaly
2.47°
Distance from Earth
1.949 AU
As of
11 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Euterpe — 1.945 AU from the Sun Euterpe
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Euterpe is 1.949 AU from Earth today (16.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 24m 51s
Declination
+19° 15′ 45″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
75.27° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.347 AU
Eccentricity
0.1716
Inclination
1.58°
Orbital period
3.6 years
Perihelion
1.944 AU
Aphelion
2.75 AU
Longitude of ascending node
94.77°
Argument of periapsis
356.61°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 373.7 LD
0.9603 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.54

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
3,924
Data arc
172.2 years
First observed
10 November 1853
Last observed
18 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.49 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
48 km
Rotation period
10.41 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.215
Absolute magnitude (H)
7.03
Colour index (B–V)
0.88
Spectral type (SMASS)
S
Spectral type (Tholen)
S
Colour index (U–B)
0.5

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Hind, J. R.
Discovery date
8 November 1853
Discovery site
London

Also known as 27 · A853 VA · 1945 KB

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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