404 Arsinoë
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date20 June 1895
Designations
(404) Arsinoë
Pronunciation/ɑːrˈsɪnoʊ.iː/[1]
Named after
Arsinoe
1895 BY
Main belt
AdjectivesArsinoean /ˌɑːrsɪnoʊˈiːən/[2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc116.88 yr (42691 d)
Aphelion3.10936 AU (465.154 Gm)
Perihelion2.07791 AU (310.851 Gm)
2.59364 AU (388.003 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19884
4.18 yr (1525.7 d)
41.5847°
0° 14m 9.46s / day
Inclination14.1044°
92.6126°
120.382°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions97.71±1.5 km[3]
96.97 ± 3.01 km[4]
Mass(3.42 ± 3.03) × 1018 kg[4]
8.887 h (0.3703 d)
0.0461±0.001
C
9.01,[3] 9.11[5]

    Arsinoë (from Greek Ἀρσινόη Arsĭnŏē),[6] minor planet designation 404 Arsinoë, is a large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on June 20, 1895, in Nice.

    References

    1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. ↑ Cohen (1995) The Hellenistic settlements in Europe, the islands, and Asia Minor
    3. 1 2 3 Yeomans, Donald K., "404 Arsinoe", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 10 May 2016.
    4. 1 2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73 (1): 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, S2CID 119226456. See Table 1.
    5. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (4): 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
    6. ↑ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Arsĭnŏē".


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