Orthos
(1976 WA )
Inclination: 24.474
Eccentricity: 0.654
Period: 3.741 years
AU 2.41
Type: 1803
Discovery Chart
19.11.1976 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1 << prev in category - Apollo - next in category >>
Named for Orthos, the two-headed dog from Greek mythology. Together with his master Eurytion, this dog looked after the cattle of Geryones. One of the twelve labors of Heracles {see planet (5143)} was to steal these cattle. (M 5688) _ _.
Discovered on 19-11-1976 in La Silla by Schuster, H.-E. | ||
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