(43) Ariadne
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Asteroid (43) Ariadne |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| family | Flora family / Ariadne family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.204 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.834 AU - 2.574 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 264.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 15.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 9, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 99 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 66 km |
| Albedo | 0.2740 |
| Rotation period | 5 h 46 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.93 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Norman Robert Pogson |
| Date of discovery | April 15, 1857 |
| 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. | |
(43) Ariadne is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Norman Robert Pogson on April 15, 1857 .
The celestial body was named after Ariadne , a figure in Greek mythology .
Ariadne is 66 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid rotates around its own axis in 5 hours and 56 minutes.
See also
- List of asteroids with references and web links (see also infobox)