407 Arachne
Modelled shape of Arachne from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 13 October 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (407) Arachne | |
| Pronunciation | /əˈrækniː/ |
Named after | Arachne |
| 1895 CC | |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Arachnean /ærəkˈniːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 116.62 yr (42596 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.80706 AU (419.930 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.44624 AU (365.952 Gm) |
| 2.62665 AU (392.941 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.068685 |
| 4.26 yr (1554.9 d) | |
| 155.411° | |
| 0° 13m 53.497s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.52045° |
| 294.698° | |
| 81.6776° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 95.07±5.4 km |
| 22.62 h (0.943 d) | |
| 0.0548±0.007 | |
| C | |
| 8.88 | |
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.