(104) Clymene

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Asteroid
(104) Clymene
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.152  AU
eccentricity 0.155
Perihelion - aphelion 2,663 AU - 3,641 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.8 °
Length of the ascending node 41.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 31.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion May 25, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 218 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 124 km
Albedo 0.06
Rotation period 9.0 h
Absolute brightness 8.3 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer JC Watson
Date of discovery September 13, 1868
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(104) Klymene is an asteroid , the after Klymene , one of the Okeaniden said daughters of Titans Okeanos and mother of Prometheus , was named.

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