(73) Klytia
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Asteroid (73) Klytia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,664 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.043 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.55 AU - 2.778 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 7.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 55.3 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 10, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 127 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 44 km |
| Albedo | 0.22 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 18 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.0 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | HP Tuttle |
| Date of discovery | April 7, 1862 |
| Another name | 1949 HE 1 , 1952 BA, 1954 JG |
| 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. | |
(73) Klytia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by HP Tuttle on April 7, 1862 .
The heavenly body was named after Klytia , a lover of the Greek god Apollo .
Klytia moves between 2.6 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2.8 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.4 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 2.4 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.04.
Klytia is approximately 44 km in diameter. It has a light, silicate-containing surface with an albedo of 0.22. It rotates around its own axis in around 8 hours and 18 minutes.