433 Eros

433 Eros
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 file.

Add-on by Nighthawke

Project home: Asteroid Pack 1.00 Author: Nighthawke Current version: 2004-11-21 Compatibility: All versions

Add-on by T1234

Project home: 3D Asteroids Author: T1234 Current version: 2014-11-06 Compatibility: All versions

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.

Gallery

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  Orbit of 433 Eros.
  From Wikimedia Commons.