(2663) Miltiades

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Asteroid
(2663) Miltiades
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2332  AU
eccentricity 0.1397
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9213 AU - 2.5451 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.22 °
Sidereal period 3,337 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.931 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 1960
Another name 6561 PL, 1975 AL
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(2663) Miltiades is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the historical Greek commander Miltiades .

See also