221 Eos

221 Eos is a rather large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a K-type asteroid.

The extensive Eos asteroid family is named after it.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 18, 1882 in Vienna and was named after Eos, Greek goddess of dawn.

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File