870 Manto

870 Manto

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	12 May 1917
Designations
Named after	Manto
Alternative names	1917 BX
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	98.93 yr (36133 days)
Aphelion	2.9359 AU (439.20 Gm)
Perihelion	1.7078 AU (255.48 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3219 AU (347.35 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.26446
Orbital period	3.54 yr (1292.3 d)
Mean anomaly	313.725°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 42.888^s / day
Inclination	6.1912°
Longitude of ascending node	120.809°
Argument of perihelion	197.003°
Earth MOID	0.694965 AU (103.9653 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.3686 AU (354.34 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.522
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	122.30 h (5.096 d)
Spectral type	S-type
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.6

870 Manto is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

It was named after Manto, a prophetess in Greek mythology.

References

1. "870 Manto (1917 BX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
• 870 Manto at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters