(27) Eutherpe

(27) Euterpe is an asteroid that forms part of the asteroid belt and was discovered on November 8, 1853 by John Russell Hind from the George Bishop Observatory in London, United Kingdom. It is named after Euterpe, a little god from Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Euterpe is located at an average distance of 2,347 ua from the Sun, being able to move away up to 2,751 ua and approach up to 1,943 ua. It has an eccentricity of 0.1723 and an orbital inclination of 1.584°. It takes 1,313 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.