Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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676 Melitta | |
Mpc Name: | (676) Melitta |
Alt Names: | 1909 FN |
Discovered: | 16 January 1909 |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Eccentricity: | 0.12156 |
Semimajor: | 3.0677AU |
Perihelion: | 2.6948AU |
Aphelion: | 3.4406abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Period: | 5.37 yr (1962.6 d) |
Inclination: | 12.854° |
Asc Node: | 150.359° |
Arg Peri: | 183.282° |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Orbit Ref: | [1] |
Observation Arc: | 107.22 yr (39162 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.5 |
Rotation: | 7.87abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Mean Radius: | km |
676 Melitta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is classified as a main belt asteroid. The name, Melitta, is the Attic Greek form of the name Melissa—a reference both to the nymph of ancient Greek mythology, and to the minor planet's discoverer, Melotte.