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Asteroid 95 Arethusa


Named after one of the various Arethusas in Greek mythology.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis3,0670 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,371 Julian years
Inclination12,999 °
Eccentricity0,1488
Lon. of ascending node243,150 °
Argument of perihelion155,080 °
Passage of perihelion2007-Jun-29.372320
Aphelion distance3,5235 AU
Mean anomaly271,853 °

Physical Data
Radius68,02 km
Rotation period8,688 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,84
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,711
Geometric albedo0,0698
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1867-11-23

Data File
Data File Name95_Arethusa.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00