73 Klytia
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Horace Parnell Tuttle |
| Discovery date: | April 7, 1862 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 415.302 Gm (2.776 AU) |
| Perihelion: | 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 found by the prolific comet finder Horace Tuttle on April 7 1862. It is named after Clytia, who loved Apollo in Greek mythology.
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72 Feronia | 73 Klytia | 74 Galatea
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