15 Eunomia is a very big asteroid in the closer part of the main asteroid belt. It is the biggest of the stony (S-type) asteroids, and somewhere between the 8th to 12th biggest Main Belt asteroid overall (unsure diameters make its ranking unsure). It is also the biggest member of the Eunomia family of asteroids.
Eunomia was found by Annibale de Gasparis on July 29, 1851 and named after Eunomia, one of the Horae (Hours), a personification of order and law in Greek mythology.
A: 15 Eunomia is a very big asteroid in the closer part of the main asteroid belt, and the biggest of the stony (S-type) asteroids.
A: 15 Eunomia is somewhere between the 8th to 12th biggest Main Belt asteroid overall, but the ranking is unsure due to uncertain diameters.
A: 15 Eunomia was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on July 29, 1851.
A: The Eunomia family of asteroids is a group of asteroids that are believed to have originated from a breakup of a larger parent body.
A: 15 Eunomia was named after Eunomia, one of the Horae (Hours), a personification of order and law in Greek mythology.
A: 15 Eunomia is a stony (S-type) asteroid.
A: The closer part of the main asteroid belt is where most of the largest asteroids are found, so 15 Eunomia being in that area means it is among the largest asteroids in the entire belt.
