(404) Arsinoe

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Asteroid
(404) Arsinoe
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.593  AU
eccentricity 0.2
Perihelion - aphelion 2.076 AU - 3.11 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.1 °
Length of the ascending node 92.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 120.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 5th December 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 64 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 98 km
Albedo 0.0461
Rotation period 8 h 53 min
Absolute brightness 9.01 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery June 20, 1895
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(404) Arsinoe is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 June 1895 by French astronomer Auguste Charlois was discovered in Nice.

The asteroid bears the name of Arsinoe, Orestes ' wet nurse , from Greek mythology.

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