(95) Arethusa
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Asteroid (95) Arethusa |
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| Three-dimensional model of (95) Arethusa created on the basis of the light reflection data | |
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.066 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.15 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.605 AU - 3.527 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 243.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 155 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 11, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 134 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 136 km |
| Albedo | 0.0698 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 41 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.84 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | KTR Luther |
| Date of discovery | November 23, 1867 |
| 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. | |
(95) Arethusa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 23 November 1867 by the German astronomer Robert Luther was discovered.
It was named after Arethusa , one of the Hesperides from Greek mythology .
Its dimensions were also examined using star occultations, with values diverging at 147 ± 32 km.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets. The international Astronomical Union - Minor Planet Center, accessed July 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Ďurech, Josef; Kaasalainen, Mikko; Herald, David; Dunham, David; Timerson, Brad; Hanuš, Josef; et al. Combining Asteroid Models derived by lightcurve inversion with asteroid occultation shiluettes , Icarus, 214 (2) S652-670, 2014, arXiv: 1104.4227