Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.067 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1537
  • Inclination: 13.01 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 242.93 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 153.11 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 8.92 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 147.96900 km
  • Magnitude: 8.04
  • Albedo: 0.058
  • Spectral type (Tholen): C
  • Spectral type (SMASS): Ch

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2444085.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 8.70221
  • Spin latitude: 33.0
  • Spin longitude: 33.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Arethusa is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.