639 Latona [SEP] discoverer or inventor
639 Latona
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
Latona (disambiguation)
Latona is the Roman equivalent of Leto, a goddess in Greek mythology.
Latona may also refer to:
Ships.
- , several ships of the Royal Navy
- , a World War II US Navy stores ship
- "Latona" (ship), two merchant ships
Places.
- 639 Latona, an asteroid
- Latona, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community
- Latona Township, Walsh County, North Dakota, United States
- Latona,