(403) Cyans

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Asteroid
(403) Cyane
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.81  AU
eccentricity 0.096
Perihelion - aphelion 2.541 AU - 3.079 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.2 °
Length of the ascending node 244.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 254.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion September 14, 2016
Sidereal period 4 a 259 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 53.574 ± 0.635 km
Albedo 0.173
Rotation period 12 h 17 min
Absolute brightness 9.1 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery May 18, 1895
Another name 1895 BX
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(403) Cyane is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 May 1895 by French astronomer Auguste Charlois in Nice was discovered.

The celestial body is named after the nymph Kyane from Greek mythology.

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