Orbital Elements
- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 2.597 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.2373
- Inclination: 8.08 deg
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 192.94 deg
- Argument of Periapsis: 104.93 deg
- Mean Anomaly: 263.64 deg
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: 121.33300 km
- Magnitude: 8.58
- Albedo: 0.057
- Spectral type (Tholen): P
- Spectral type (SMASS): Xk
Shape Model Characteristics
At 2443659.0 JD:
- Spin period in hours: 18.14818
- Spin latitude: -1.0
- Spin longitude: -1.0
- Spin angle: 0.0
- Quality level: 3.5
This shape model of asteroid Melete is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.
The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.