68 Leto
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.787 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.272 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.301 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Inclination | 7.96° |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 122.6 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 14.848 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.228 |
| Abs. magnitude | 6.78 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1861 |
68 Leto (lee'-toh) is a large main belt asteroid. Its spectral type is S, so it is quite bright in color and is composed of a mixture of iron-nickel and silicates.
It was discovered by Robert Luther on April 29, 1861, and named after Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis in Greek mythology.
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