(407) Arachne
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Asteroid (407) Arachne |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,624 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.07 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.44 AU - 2.808 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 294.8 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 80.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 23, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 92 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 95 km |
| Albedo | 0.0548 |
| Rotation period | 22 h 37 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.88 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | October 13, 1895 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(407) Arachne is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 13, 1895 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the spider-like female figure Arachne from Greek mythology.