407 Arachne
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | October 13, 1895 |
| Alternate designations B |
1895 CC |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.071 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 392.541 Gm (2.624 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 364.846 Gm (2.439 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 420.236 Gm (2.809 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1552.494 d (4.25 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.39 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 7.536° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
294.843° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
82.226° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 261.349° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 95.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | C |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.88 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
407 Arachne 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 Max Wolf on October 13, 1895 in Heidelberg.
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