 A three-dimensional model of 95 Arethusa based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Karl Theodor Robert Luther |
| Discovery date | 23 November 1867 |
| Designations | |
| (95) Arethusa | |
| Pronunciation | /ærəˈθjuːsə/[1] |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Arethusian,[2] Arethusean[3] /ˌærəˈθjuːziən/ |
| Orbital characteristics [4] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 143.53 yr (52424 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.53176 AU (528.344 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.59737 AU (388.561 Gm) |
| 3.06457 AU (458.453 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15245 |
| 5.36 yr (1959.5 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.91 km/s |
| 250.185° | |
| 0° 11m 1.385s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.9955° |
| 243.038° | |
| 154.196° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 136.04±10.1 km [4] 136.04 km† 147 ± 32 km [5] |
| Mass | 2.6×1018 kg |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0380 m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0719 km/s |
| 8.705 h (0.3627 d) | |
| 0.0698±0.012 [4] 0.070 [6] | |
| C | |
| 8.0 | |
Arethusa (minor planet designation: 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:[7] first on 2 February 1998, and twice in January 2003.[citation needed]
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.
References
- ^ Benjamin Smith (1903) The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- ^ White & Riddle (1904) A Latin-English Dictionary for the Use of Junior Students
- ^ Lucas Carpenter (1989) Selected Essays of Fletcher, p. 186
- ^ a b c "95 Arethusa". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Ďurech, Josef; Kaasalainen, Mikko; Herald, David; Dunham, David; Timerson, Brad; Hanuš, Josef; et al. (2011). "Combining asteroid models derived by lightcurve inversion with asteroidal occultation silhouettes" (PDF). Icarus. 214 (2): 652–670. arXiv:1104.4227. Bibcode:2011Icar..214..652D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Asteroid Data Sets". Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
- ^ Herald, David; et al. (October 2020), "Precise astrometry and diameters of asteroids from occultations - a data set of observations and their interpretation", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499 (3): 4570–4590, arXiv:2010.06086, Bibcode:2020MNRAS.499.4570H, doi:10.1093/mnras/staa3077
External links
- Asteroid Occultation Results for North America on 2008/04/16 with 2 chords
- 95 Arethusa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 95 Arethusa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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