68 Leto

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68 Leto
68Leto (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 68 Leto based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther
Discovery date29 April 1861
Designations
(68) Leto
Pronunciation /ˈlɛt/ [1]
Named after
Λητώ Lētō
Main belt
Adjectives Letoian /lˈt.iən/ [2] [3]
Orbital characteristics [4]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 152.08 yr (55548 d)
Aphelion 3.30153  AU (493.902  Gm)
Perihelion 2.26072 AU (338.199 Gm)
2.78112 AU (416.050 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.18712
4.64 yr (1,694.1 d)
48.7204°
0° 12m 45.025s / day
Inclination 7.97189°
44.1270°
304.826°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions122.57±5.3  km [4]
124.96±6.42 km [5]
Mass (3.28±1.90)×1018 kg [5]
Mean density
3.21±1.92 g/cm3 [5]
14.848  h (0.6187  d)
0.2283±0.021 [4]
0.228 [6]
S
9.56 (brightest)
6.78

    68 Leto is a large main belt asteroid that is orbiting the Sun. The asteroid was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on April 29, 1861, and is named after Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis in Greek mythology. It orbits at a distance of 2.78112 AU over 4.64 years and has an orbital eccentricity of 0.187. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 7.97° to the ecliptic. [4]

    Photometric observations of 68 Leto during 1997 provided a rotation period of 14.856 ± 0.024 h. [7] It has an estimated cross-sectional size of 123 km. The spectral type is S, suggesting a stony, silicate composition.

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