411 Xanthe Explained

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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.

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