Minorplanet: | yes |
407 Arachne | |
Background: |
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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.