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43 Ariadne /ˌæriˈædniː/ 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 April 15 1857 and named after the Greek heroine Ariadne.

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apoapsis (km)
3.84954e+11
average speed (km/s)
71712.0
density (μ3)
2700.0
orbital period (μ)
1.03228e+08
periapsis (km)
2.74339e+11
temperature (K)
178.0, 275.0
absolute magnitude
7.93
albedo
0.274
apparent magnitude
8.8
discovery date
1857-04-15
discoverer
N. R. Pogson
epoch
November 26 2005 (JD 2453700.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
122.4
former name
none
rotation period (s)
20744.6

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