Discovered by K. Lohnert Alternative names 1907 ZT Aphelion 3.3364 AU (499.12 Gm) Discovered 19 July 1907 Discoverer K. Lohnert Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 19 July 1907 Observation arc 108.74 yr (39718 d) Perihelion 2.6969 AU (403.45 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Eos family | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory People also search for 513 Centesima, 640 Brambilla | ||
639 Latona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Karl Lohnert on July 19, 1907 at Heidelberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 6.139 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.08 ± 0.01 in magnitude. This confirms period measurements of about 6.2 hours reported in 1987 and 2001.
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.
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