407 Arachne

407 Arachne
	Modelled shape of Arachne from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	13 October 1895
Designations
MPC designation	(407) Arachne
Pronunciation	/əˈrækniː/[1]
Named after	Arachne [2]
Alternative designations	1895 CC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Adjectives	Arachnean /ærəkˈniːən/[3]
Orbital characteristics [4]
	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)
Semi-major axis	2.62665 AU (392.941 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.068685
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.26 yr (1554.9 d)
Mean anomaly	155.411°
Mean motion	0° 13m 53.497s / day
Inclination	7.52045°
Longitude of ascending node	294.698°
Argument of perihelion	81.6776°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	95.07±5.4 km
Synodic rotation period	22.62 h (0.943 d)[4]
Geometric albedo	0.0548±0.007[4]
Spectral type	C [4]
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.88[4]

Arachne (minor planet designation: 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.[4]

407 Arachne has been observed to occult 9 stars between 2002 and 2023.

References

Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(407) Arachne". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (407) Arachne. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 48. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_408. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
"arachnean". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
"407 Arachne (1895 CC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

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