(676) Melitta
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Asteroid (676) Melitta |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0594 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1279 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.668 AU - 3.4507 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.871 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,351 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.03 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 79.99 km |
| Albedo | 0.0526 |
| Rotation period | 7.870 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.25 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | PJ Melotte |
| Date of discovery | 1909 |
| Another name | 1909 FN, A910 JD |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(676) Melitta is an asteroid of the main belt , of January 16, 1909 by the British astronomers Philibert Jacques Melotte in Greenwich was discovered.
The name is the Attic form of Melissa , a nymph from Greek mythology. The translation means bee or honey sweetness .