| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Background: |
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| 95 Arethusa | |
| Discovered: | 23 November 1867 |
| Mpc Name: | (95) Arethusa |
| Pronounced: | [1] |
| Adjectives: | Arethusian,[2] Arethusean[3] |
| Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Semimajor: | 3.06457AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.59737AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.53176abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Eccentricity: | 0.15245 |
| Period: | 5.36 yr (1959.5 d) |
| Inclination: | 12.9955° |
| Asc Node: | 243.038° |
| Arg Peri: | 154.196° |
| Avg Speed: | 16.91 km/s |
| Dimensions: |   136.04 km 147 ± 32 km [4] |
| Mass: | 2.6 kg |
| Surface Grav: | 0.0380 m/s² |
| Escape Velocity: | 0.0719 km/s |
| Rotation: | 8.705abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Abs Magnitude: | 8.0 |
| Albedo: |   0.070 [5] |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Orbit Ref: |  [6] |
| Observation Arc: | 143.53 yr (52424 d) |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
95 Arethusa is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on 23 November 1867, and named after one of the various Arethusas in Greek mythology. Arethusa has been observed occulting a star three times: first on 2 February 1998, and twice in January 2003.
This object is orbiting the Sun with a period of 5.36 years and an eccentricity of 0.15. The cross-section diameter is around 136 km and it is spinning with a rotation period of 8.7 hours. The spectrum matches a C-type asteroid, indicating a dark surface with a primitive carbonaceous composition.
