68 Leto

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68 Leto (/ˈliːtoʊ/ LEE-toh; Greek: Λητώ) is a large main belt asteroid. Its spectral type is S. It was discovered by Robert Luther on April 29 1861. The asteroid is named after Leto the mother of Apollo and Artemis in Greek mythology.

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apoapsis (km)

4.93518e+11

average speed (km/s)

63720.0

orbital period (μ)

1.46506e+08

periapsis (km)

3.3911e+11

temperature (K)

167.0

absolute magnitude

6.78

albedo

0.228

apparent magnitude

9.56

discovery date

1861-04-29

discoverer

Robert Luther

epoch

December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)

escape velocity (kmh)

233.28