2002 Euler
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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova |
| Discovery date | August 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Leonhard Euler |
| Alternate name(s) | 1938 DW; 1942 GJ; 1953 EB; 1973 QQ1; 1973 SJ2 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 386.337 Gm (2.583 AU) |
| Perihelion | 336.913 Gm (2.252 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 361.625 Gm (2.417 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.068 |
| Orbital period | 1372.770 d (3.76 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.13 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 163.944° |
| Inclination | 8.507° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 178.739° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 17.44 km |
| Mass | 5.5×1015 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0049 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0092 km/s |
| Sidereal rotation period |
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| Axial tilt | ?° |
| Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
| Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| Albedo | 0.0839 |
| Temperature | ~179 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
2002 Euler is an asteroid named after the Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler. The asteroid was discovered on August 29, 1973, by Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova.
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