85 Io
A carbonaceous asteroid with the shortest minor-planet designation.
85 Io is a carbonaceous asteroid in the central asteroid belt, about 170 kilometers in diameter. It is an interloper within the Eunomia family, not related to that family's parent body. Its designation, with two digits and two letters, is the shortest of any minor planet.
Quick Facts
- Discoverer
- C. H. F. Peters
- Discovered
- 19 September 1865
- Adjective
- Ionian aɪ
- ˈ
- oʊ
- n
- i
- ə
- n
- Inclination
- 11.961°
- Dimensions
- 180 × 160 × 160 km / 99.4 mi
- Mass
- (5.034 ± 0.999/1.406)18 kg / 39.7 lb
- Density
- 2.14 ± 0.425/0.598 g/cm; 3
- Rotation
- 0.2864 d (6.875 h)
Facts from the source article.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who discovered 85 Io?
85 Io was discovered by C. H. F. Peters.
When was 85 Io discovered?
85 Io was discovered on 19 September 1865.
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