676 Melitta
{{Short description|Main-belt asteroid}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet= yes
| background= #D6D6D6
| name= 676 Melitta
| mpc_name= (676) Melitta
| alt_names= 1909 FN
| pronounced= {{IPAc-en|m|ᵻ|'|l|ɪ|t|ə}}
| discoverer= P. Melotte
| discovered= 16 January 1909
| discovery_site= Greenwich
| epoch= 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
| eccentricity= 0.12156
| semimajor= {{Convert|3.0677|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| perihelion= {{Convert|2.6948|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| aphelion= {{Convert|3.4406|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| inclination= 12.854°
| asc_node= 150.359°
| arg_peri= 183.282°
| mean_anomaly= 210.814°
| mean_motion= {{Deg2DMS|0.18343|sup=ms}} / day
| orbit_ref= {{Cite web |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=676;cad=1 |title=676 Melitta (1909 FN) |work=JPL Small-Body Database |publisher=NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |access-date=5 May 2016}}
| observation_arc= 107.22 yr (39162 d)
| uncertainty= 0
| abs_magnitude= 9.5
| rotation= {{Convert|7.87|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| albedo= {{val|0.0526|0.002}}
| mean_radius= {{val|39.995|0.7}} km
}}
676 Melitta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is classified as a main belt asteroid. The name, Melitta, is the Attic Greek form of the name Melissa—a reference both to the nymph of ancient Greek mythology, and to the minor planet's discoverer, Melotte.{{DoMPN|676}}
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- {{AstDys|676}}
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Category:Discoveries by Philibert Jacques Melotte
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