73 Klytia

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73 Klytia
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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/albedo.html
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