407 Arachne

407 Arachne
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	13 October 1895
Designations
MPC designation	(407) Arachne
Named after	Arachne
Alternative designations	1895 CC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	116.62 yr (42596 d)
Aphelion	2.80706 AU (419.930 Gm)
Perihelion	2.44624 AU (365.952 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.62665 AU (392.941 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.068685
Orbital period	4.26 yr (1554.9 d)
Average orbital speed	18.39 km/s
Mean anomaly	155.411°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 53.497^s / day
Inclination	7.52045°
Longitude of ascending node	294.698°
Argument of perihelion	81.6776°
Earth MOID	1.45938 AU (218.320 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.54508 AU (380.739 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.386
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7004950700000000000♠95.07±5.4 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	22.62 h (0.943 d)
Geometric albedo	6998548000000000000♠0.0548±0.007
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.88

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 13 October 1895 in Heidelberg.

References

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