(870) Manto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Manto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manto is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 870 |
| Provisional designation | A917 JC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,489 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Rotation period | 122 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.266 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.690 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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