Main-belt asteroid
61 Danaë (/ˈ d æ n eɪ . iː / ) is a stony (S-type )asteroid in the outerasteroid belt 'sbackground population , approximately 84 kilometer in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomerHermann Goldschmidt on 9 September 1860, from his balcony inParis , France.[ 17] Goldschmidt was ill when asked to name the asteroid, and requested his fellow asteroid-hunterRobert Luther to name it instead. Luther chose to name it afterDanaë , the mother ofPerseus inGreek mythology .[ 3] Danaë was the first asteroid to have adiacritical character in its official name.
The asteroid is orbiting theSun with a period of 5.15 years and is rotating on its axis once every 11.45 hours. In 1985, a study oflightcurve data suggested that Danaë may have amoon . If so, the main body would be anellipsoid measuring 85 km × 80 km × 75 km (53 mi × 50 mi × 47 mi), and the moon would orbit 101 kilometres (63 mi) away, measuring 55 km × 30 km × 30 km (34 mi × 19 mi × 19 mi). The density of both would be 1.1 g/cm3 .[ 18]
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