(68) Leto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 1861 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
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Where Leto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leto is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68 |
| Provisional designation | A861 HB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 123 km (#150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 14.8 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 7.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 April 1861
More named asteroids discovered by R. Luther
- (17) Thetis
- (26) Proserpina
- (28) Bellona
- (35) Leukothea
- (37) Fides
- (47) Aglaja
- (53) Kalypso
- (57) Mnemosyne
- (58) Concordia
- (71) Niobe
- (78) Diana
- (82) Alkmene
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