(61) Danaë

(61) Danaë is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt from Paris, France, on September 9, 1860. It is named after Danae, a character from mythology Greek.

Orbital characteristics

Danaë orbits at an average distance from the Sun of 2,983 ua, being able to move away up to 3,483 ua and approach up to 2,484 ua. The eccentricity of it is 0.1674 and the orbital inclination 18.21°. It takes 1882 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.