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Main-belt asteroid

404 Arsinoë
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date20 June 1895
Designations
MPC designation(404) Arsinoë
Pronunciation/ɑːrˈsɪnoʊ.iː/
Named afterArsinoe
Alternative designations1895 BY
Minor planet categoryMain belt
AdjectivesArsinoean /ˌɑːrsɪnoʊˈiːən/
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc116.88 yr (42691 d)
Aphelion3.10936 AU (465.154 Gm)
Perihelion2.07791 AU (310.851 Gm)
Semi-major axis2.59364 AU (388.003 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19884
Orbital period (sidereal)4.18 yr (1525.7 d)
Mean anomaly41.5847°
Mean motion0° 14 9.46 / day
Inclination14.1044°
Longitude of ascending node92.6126°
Argument of perihelion120.382°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions97.71±1.5 km
96.97 ± 3.01 km
Mass(3.42 ± 3.03) × 10 kg
Synodic rotation period8.887 h (0.3703 d)
Geometric albedo0.0461±0.001
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.01, 9.11

404 Arsinoë (from Greek Ἀρσινόη Arsĭnŏē) is a large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on June 20, 1895, in Nice.

References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Cohen (1995) The Hellenistic settlements in Europe, the islands, and Asia Minor
  3. ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "404 Arsinoe", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73 (1): 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, S2CID 119226456. See Table 1.
  5. Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (4): 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
  6. "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Arsĭnŏē".

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