Discovery[1] | |||||||||
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Discovered by | Max Wolf | ||||||||
Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory | ||||||||
Discovery date | 13 January 1901 | ||||||||
Designations | |||||||||
(465) Alekto | |||||||||
Pronunciation | /əˈlɛktoʊ/[2] | ||||||||
Named after | Ἀληκτώ Ālēktō | ||||||||
1901 FW, 1949 YE1, 1949 YU, 1968 PB, A907 EF, A916 YC | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||
10.938 h (0.4558 d) | |||||||||
10.938 hours | |||||||||
0.0433±0.004 | |||||||||
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9.7 | |||||||||
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