433 Eros
| 433 Eros | |
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| 433 Eros | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 433 Eros |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Number of satellites | 0 |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 218123546535.903 km (1.45806585032514 AU) |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.22278322902063 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.189004511740304 radian (10.8291608316502°) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 5.31261109786163 radian 304.390194101834° |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 8.43076041066527 radian 483.046989617101° |
| Mean longitude (L) | 11.9964089323947 radian 687.343601139258° |
| Rotational Elements | |
| Sidereal Rotation Period | 18960 seconds (5.27 hours) |
| Sidereal Rotation Offset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 0 radians 0° |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 8480 m |
| Mass | 7.2×10<su>15 kg |
| Surface gravity | 0.0035 m/s2 |
| Orbital speed at surface | 7.5 m/s |
| Escape velocity | 0.0106 m/s |
| Gravity at surface | Eros 67% Sun 33% |
| Note | *Elements given are from Eros.cfg (Asteroid 3D.zip) |
433 Eros is a small body add-on available in Asteroid Pack 1.00 released in 2004 by Nighthawke and in 3D Asteroids released in 2014 by T1234.
Eros was discovered in 1898 by Carl Gustav Witt at the Berlin Urania Observatory.
Eros in Orbiter
Eros appears as a very elongated brown colored object with a few craters and a narrowing near one end near the North Pole.
Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Eros is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | *module only | |
| 3D Asteroids | O-F Resources | 2014-11-06 | T1234 | Scenery | 6 November 2014 | ||
| Asteroid Pack 1.00 | O-F Resources | 2004-11-21 | Nighthawke | Scenery | 21 November 2004 | ||
Gallery
433 Eros from AsteroidPack_V1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2 
433 Eros from Asteroid 3D.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 
433 Eros imaged by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft in February 2000
from Wikimedia Commons
Orbit of 433 Eros.
From Wikimedia Commons.
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