Eros

Eros — asteroid, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Eros in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The first asteroid ever orbited and landed on. NEAR Shoemaker touched down on this peanut-shaped world in 2001 — the shape you see here is the real laser-mapped model.

Size

34 × 11 × 11 km

Discovered

1898

Year

1.76 Earth years

Day

5 h 16 m

Visited

NEAR Shoemaker — landed 2001

Class

Near-Earth asteroid

Explore Eros in 3D

Cosmoscope places Eros in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.