163 Erigone - Definition

**163 Erigone**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt (Erigone)
Semimajor axis	2.367 AU
Perihelion distance	1.916 AU
Aphelion distance	2.819 AU
Orbital period	3.64 years
Inclination	4.81°
Eccentricity	0.191
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	72.6 km
Rotation period	16.136 hours
Spectral class ^{5 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT)}	C
Abs. magnitude	9.47
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.054
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	J. Perrotin, 1876

163 Erigone is a dark-colored, fairly big Main belt asteroid and a member of the Erigone family of asteroids.

It was discovered by J. Perrotin on April 26, 1876 and named after one of the two Erigones in Greek mythology.

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