676 Melitta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is classified as a main belt asteroid.[1] 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.[2]
melitta, minor, planet, orbiting, classified, main, belt, asteroid, name, melitta, attic, greek, form, name, melissa, reference, both, nymph, ancient, greek, mythology, minor, planet, discoverer, melotte, discoverydiscovered, melottediscovery, sitegreenwichdis. 676 Melitta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun It is classified as a main belt asteroid 1 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 2 676 MelittaDiscoveryDiscovered byP MelotteDiscovery siteGreenwichDiscovery date16 January 1909DesignationsMPC designation 676 MelittaPronunciation m ɪ ˈ l ɪ t e Alternative designations1909 FNOrbital characteristics 1 Epoch 31 July 2016 JD 2457600 5 Uncertainty parameter 0Observation arc107 22 yr 39162 d Aphelion3 4406 AU 514 71 Gm Perihelion2 6948 AU 403 14 Gm Semi major axis3 0677 AU 458 92 Gm Eccentricity0 12156Orbital period sidereal 5 37 yr 1962 6 d Mean anomaly210 814 Mean motion0 11m 0 348s dayInclination12 854 Longitude of ascending node150 359 Argument of perihelion183 282 Physical characteristicsMean radius39 995 0 7 kmSynodic rotation period7 87 h 0 328 d Geometric albedo0 0526 0 002Absolute magnitude H 9 5References Edit a b 676 Melitta 1909 FN JPL Small Body Database NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Retrieved 5 May 2016 DMPExternal links Edit676 Melitta at AstDyS 2 Asteroids Dynamic Site Ephemeris Observation prediction Orbital info Proper elements Observational info 676 Melitta at the JPL Small Body Database Close approach Discovery Ephemeris Orbit diagram Orbital elements Physical parameters This article about an asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 676 Melitta amp oldid 1126711018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
