43 Ariadne
A three-dimensional model of 43 Ariadne based on its light curve on the top and an image of the asteroid on the bottom | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. R. Pogson |
| Discovery date | 15 April 1857 |
| Designations | |
| (43) Ariadne | |
| Pronunciation | /æriˈædniː/ |
Named after | Ariadne |
| Main belt (Flora family) | |
| Adjectives | Ariadnean, Ariadnian /æriˈædniən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 26 November 2005 (JD 2453700.5) | |
| Aphelion | 384.954 million km (2.573 AU) |
| Perihelion | 274.339 million km (1.834 AU) |
| 329.646 million km (2.204 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| 1194.766 d (3.27 a) | |
| 101.582° | |
| Inclination | 3.464° |
| 264.937° | |
| 15.948° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 95 km × 60 km × 50 km |
| Mass | (3.27 ± 1.35/0.59)×1017 kg |
Mean density | 3.042 ± 1.255/0.547 g/cm3 |
| 0.2401 d | |
| 0.274 | |
| S | |
| 8.8 to 13.42 | |
| 7.93 | |
| 0.11–0.025″ | |
43 Ariadne is a fairly large and bright main-belt asteroid. It is the second-largest member of the Flora asteroid family. It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on 15 April 1857 and named after the Greek heroine Ariadne.