407 Arachne

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407 Arachne
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Modelled shape of Arachne from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date13 October 1895
Designations
(407) Arachne
Pronunciation /əˈrækn/ [1]
Named after
Arachne [2]
1895 CC
Main belt
Adjectives Arachnean /ærəkˈnən/ [3]
Orbital characteristics [4]
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)
2.62665 AU (392.941 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.068685
4.26 yr (1554.9 d)
155.411°
0° 13m 53.497s / day
Inclination 7.52045°
294.698°
81.6776°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions95.07±5.4  km
22.62  h (0.943  d) [4]
0.0548±0.007 [4]
C [4]
8.88 [4]

    Arachne (minor planet designation: 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 on 13 October 1895, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory. [4]

    407 Arachne has been observed to occult 9 stars between 2002 and 2023.

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    References

    1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(407) Arachne". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (407) Arachne. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 48. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_408. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. "arachnean" . Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "407 Arachne (1895 CC)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.