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 (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.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 433 Eros
Add-on	Source	Version	Author	Type	Release Date	Compatibility	Wiki article
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

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  433 Eros from AsteroidPack_V1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
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  433 Eros from Asteroid 3D.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
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  433 Eros imaged by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft in February 2000
  from Wikimedia Commons
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  Orbit of 433 Eros.
  From Wikimedia Commons.