(870) Manto

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Asteroid
(870) Manto
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3218  AU
eccentricity 0.2651
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7062 AU - 2.9374 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.196 °
Sidereal period 3,538 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.547 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,596 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1917
Another name 1917 BX, 1935 NB, 1935 QV
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(870) Manto is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 12, 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek female figure Manto .

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