465 Alekto

465 Alekto
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelburg
Discovery date January 13, 1901
Designations
MPC designation 465 Alekto
Named after
Alekto
1901 FW, 1949 YE1, 1949 YU, 1968 PB, A907 EF, A916 YC
Main-belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch June 27, 2015
Aphelion 3.7374 AU (559.11 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4527 AU (366.92 Gm)
3.0950 AU (463.01 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20754
5.45 yr
295.8147°
Inclination 4.6532°
300.6655°
283.7677°
Proper orbital elements
66.0650 deg / yr
5.44918 yr
(1990.313 d)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 73.34 km (45.57 mi)
10.938 hours
0.0433
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin[2] 142 K 157 K 176 K
Celsius -131°C -116°C -97°C
Fahrenheit -203.8°F -176.8°F -142.6°F
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.

    References

    1. 1 2 "465 Alekto". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 465.
    2. "HEC: Exoplanets Calculator". Planetary Habitability Laboratory. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

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