Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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411 Xanthe | |
Discovery Ref: |   |
Discovered: | 7 January 1896 |
Mpc Name: | (411) Xanthe |
Named After: | Xanthe  |
Mp Category: | main-belt  |
Orbit Ref: |   |
Epoch: | 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Observation Arc: | 121.31 yr (44,307 days) |
Perihelion: | 2.5902 AU |
Semimajor: | 2.9334 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.1170 |
Period: | 5.02 yr (1,835 days) |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Inclination: | 15.344° |
Asc Node: | 107.45° |
Arg Peri: | 181.53° |
Rotation: | 11.344abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.3 |
411 Xanthe is an asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 77 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory on 7 January 1896. The asteroid was named after Xanthe, an Oceanid or sea nymph, and one of the many Titan daughters of Oceanus and Tethys from Greek mythology.