(404) Arsinoe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 June 1895 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Arsinoe is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arsinoe is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number404
Provisional designationA895 MA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter95.0 km (#266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Rotation period8.89 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.13
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination14.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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