73 Klytia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Horace Parnell Tuttle |
| Discovery date: | April 7, 1862 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 415.302 Gm (2.776 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 382.115 Gm (2.554 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 398.708 Gm (2.665 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.042 |
| Orbital period: | 1589.253 d (4.35 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 18.24 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 214.253° |
| Inclination: | 2.373° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 7.213° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 54.982° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 44.4 km |
| Mass: | 9.2×1016 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0124 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0235 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.225 [1] |
| Temperature: | ~170 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 9.0 |
73 Klytia is a main belt asteroid. It was the second and last asteroid discovery by the prolific comet discoverer Horace Tuttle on April 7, 1862. It is named after Clytia, who loved Apollo in Greek mythology.
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