| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | August Kopff |
| Discovery site: | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date: | July 23, 1908 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.212 AU |
| Perihelion: | 1.973 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 2.592 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.239 |
| Orbital period: | 4.174 a |
| Mean anomaly: | 39.077° |
| Inclination: | 7.592° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 215.651° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 173.911° |
666 Desdemona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It may often be confused with Desdemona, a moon of the planet Uranus.
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