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404 Arsinoë

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Alternative names
  
1895 BY

Observation arc
  
116.88 yr (42691 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Discovery date
  
20 June 1895

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
20 June 1895

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
3.10936 AU (465.154 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 409 Aspasia, 360 Carlova, 272 Antonia, 423 Diotima

404 Arsinoë is a large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on June 20, 1895, in Nice.

References

404 Arsinoë Wikipedia