407 Arachne Explained

Minorplanet:yes
407 Arachne
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Discovered:13 October 1895
Mpc Name:(407) Arachne
Pronounced:[1]
Adjective:Arachnean
Alt Names:1895 CC
Named After:Arachne 
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.62665AU
Perihelion:2.44624AU
Aphelion:2.80706abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.068685
Period:4.26 yr (1554.9 d)
Inclination:7.52045°
Asc Node:294.698°
Arg Peri:81.6776°
Rotation:22.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Spectral Type:C 
Abs Magnitude:8.88
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref: 
Observation Arc:116.62 yr (42596 d)
Uncertainty:0

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language