1078 Mentha

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1078 Mentha
Discovery A
Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date December 7, 1926
Alternate
designations
B
1926 XB
Category
Orbital elements C
Epoch JD 2445600.5
Eccentricity (e) 0.1389987
Semi-major axis (a)
Perihelion (q) 1.9537650 AU
Aphelion (Q)
Orbital period (P)
Mean orbital speed
Inclination (i) 7.3739338°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
93.5054693
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
43.2363602
Mean anomaly (M)
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 58 km
Mass
Density
Surface gravity
Escape velocity
Rotation period
Spectral class
Absolute magnitude 11.80
Albedo (geometric) 0.15
Mean surface
temperature
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1078 Mentha is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 XB. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1078th asteroid discovered.

[edit] See also

List of asteroids/1001–2000

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