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Asteroid 73 Klytia


Named after Clytia, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She was loved by Apollo.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis2,6665 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,354 Julian years
Inclination2,375 °
Eccentricity0,0411
Lon. of ascending node7,294 °
Argument of perihelion53,908 °
Passage of perihelion2004-May-23.806008
Aphelion distance2,7760 AU
Mean anomaly147,398 °

Physical Data
Radius22,22 km
Rotation period8,297 days
Absolute magnitude (H)9
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Geometric albedo0,2247
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHorace Tuttle
Discovered1862-04-07

Data File
Data File Name73_Klytia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00