(62) Eratus

(62) Erato is an asteroid that is part of the asteroid belt and was discovered by Otto Leberecht Lesser and Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 from the observatory in Berlin, Germany. It is named after Erato, a little god from Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Erato is located at an average distance from the Sun of 3,128 AU, being able to approach up to 2,592 AU and move away up to 3,664 AU. Its eccentricity is 0.1713 and the orbital inclination is 2.23°. It takes 2021 days to complete an orbit around the Sun. It belongs to the Themis asteroidal family.