185 Eunike

**185 Eunike**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.738 AU
Perihelion distance	2.389 AU
Aphelion distance	3.088 AU
Orbital period	4.53 years
Inclination	23.25°
Eccentricity	0.128
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	157.5 km
Rotation period	10.83 hours
Spectral class	C
Abs. magnitude	7.62
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.064
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	C. H. F. Peters, 1878

185 Eunike is a dark and very large Main belt asteroid. It has a primitive composite of carbonates.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on March 1, 1878 and named after Eunike, a Nereid in Greek mythology whose name means 'happy victory'. The name was chosen to celebrate the Treaty of San Stefano (1878).

There are three observed occultations by Eunike.

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