84 Klio

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84 Klio
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther
Discovery date August 25, 1865
Designations
Alternative names  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 436.886 Gm (2.920 AU)
Perihelion 269.828 Gm (1.804 AU)
Semi-major axis 353.357 Gm (2.362 AU)
Eccentricity 0.236
Orbital period 1325.961 d (3.63 a)
Average orbital speed 19.11 km/s
Mean anomaly 326.072°
Inclination 9.334°
Longitude of ascending node 327.651°
Argument of perihelion 14.690°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 79.2 km
Mass 5.2×1017 kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0221 m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0419 km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.053 [1]
Temperature ~181 K
Spectral type G
Absolute magnitude 9.32

84 Klio (klye'-oe, IPA: /ˈklaɪoʊ/) is a quite large and very dark Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on August 25, 1865 and named after Clio, the Muse of history in Greek mythology. The name Clio had previously been suggested by the discoverer of 12 Victoria, and that is the name B. A. Gould, editor of the prestigious Astronomical Journal, adopted for that asteroid, because of the controversy over the name Victoria. An occultation by Klio over a dim star was observed on April 2, 1997.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Asteroid Data Sets