465 Alekto
Discovery[1] | |||||||||
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Discovered by | Max Wolf | ||||||||
Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory | ||||||||
Discovery date | 13 January 1901 | ||||||||
Designations | |||||||||
MPC designation | (465) Alekto | ||||||||
Pronunciation | /əˈlɛktoʊ/[2] | ||||||||
Named after | Ἀληκτώ Ālēktō | ||||||||
1901 FW, 1949 YE1, 1949 YU, 1968 PB, A907 EF, A916 YC | |||||||||
Minor planet category | Main-belt asteroid | ||||||||
Adjectives | Alektoian /ælɪkˈtoʊ.iən/ | ||||||||
Orbital characteristics[1] | |||||||||
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |||||||||
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |||||||||
Observation arc | 115.24 yr (42091 d) | ||||||||
Aphelion | 3.7315 AU (558.22 Gm) | ||||||||
Perihelion | 2.4538 AU (367.08 Gm) | ||||||||
3.0927 AU (462.66 Gm) | |||||||||
Eccentricity | 0.20657 | ||||||||
5.44 yr (1986.5 d) | |||||||||
8.223375° | |||||||||
0° 10m 52.396s / day | |||||||||
Inclination | 4.6493° | ||||||||
300.6133° | |||||||||
283.7859° | |||||||||
Physical characteristics | |||||||||
Dimensions | 73.34±2.8 km | ||||||||
Synodic rotation period | 10.938 h (0.4558 d) | ||||||||
Sidereal rotation period | 10.938 hours | ||||||||
0.0433±0.004 | |||||||||
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Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.7 | ||||||||
Alekto (minor planet designation: 465 Alekto) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 13, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 FW. It is named for Alecto from Greek Mythology.
References[]
- ^ a b "465 Alekto". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 465. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ 'Alecto' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "HEC: Exoplanets Calculator". Planetary Habitability Laboratory. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links[]
- 465 Alekto at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 465 Alekto at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets named from Greek mythology
- Named minor planets
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1901
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs