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Asteroid 43 Ariadne


Named after the Greek heroine Ariadne.

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

ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid
FamilyFlora family

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2444795,5
Semi major axis2,2036 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,271 Julian years
Inclination3,469 °
Eccentricity0,1682
Lon. of ascending node265,257 °
Argument of perihelion15,306 °
Passage of perihelion1982-Jan-30.383076
Aphelion distance2,5743 AU
Mean anomaly298,419 °

Physical Data
Radius32,94 km
Rotation period5,762 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,7205
Magnitude Slope (G)0,11
Color index (B-V)0,863
Geometric albedo0,274
Spectral classSk

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererNorman Robert Pogson
Discovered1857-04-15

Data File
Data File Name43_Ariadne.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00