Discovery date 23 November 1867 Observation arc 143.53 yr (52424 d) Discoverer Robert Luther | Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 23 November 1867 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther Aphelion 3.53176 AU (528.344 Gm) Perihelion 2.59737 AU (388.561 Gm) Discovery site Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory Similar Robert Luther discoveries, Other celestial objects | ||
95 Arethusa (/ˌærᵻˈθjuːzə/ ARR-ə-THEW-zə) is a large main-belt asteroid. Its coloring is dark, its composition carbonaceous and primitive. It was discovered by Robert Luther on November 23, 1867, and named after one of the various Arethusas in Greek mythology. Arethusa has been observed occulting a star three times: first on February 2, 1998, and twice in January 2003.
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