(179) Clytaemnestra
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Asteroid (179) Clytaemnestra |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Clytaemnestra family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.970 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1155 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.627 AU - 3.313 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.82 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 251.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 104.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 6, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 43 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 78 km |
| Albedo | 0.16 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 h |
| Absolute brightness | 8.15 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | JC Watson |
| Date of discovery | November 11, 1877 |
| 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. | |
(179) Clytaemnestra is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by James Craig Watson on November 11, 1876 . The celestial body was named after Clytaimnestra , the wife of Agamemnon from Greek mythology .
Clytaemnestra ranges from 2.6 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3.3 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 5.120 years around the sun . The orbit is 7 °, 8 inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.115. Clytaemnestra has a diameter of almost 80 km. It has a relatively light, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.16. It rotates around its own axis in around 11.2 hours.