73 Klytia
Main-belt asteroid
Klytia (minor planet designation: 73 Klytia) is a main-belt asteroid. It was the second and last asteroid discovery by the prolific comet discoverer Horace Tuttle, on April 7, 1862. It is named after Clytia, who loved Helios in Greek mythology. Of the first one hundred numbered asteroids, Klytia is the smallest.
Based upon photometry observations between 1984 and 2007, it has a sidereal rotation period of 8.283065 h with an amplitude that can range up to 0.34±0.01 in magnitude. The lightcurve shows some shape irregularities. There are two valid solutions for the pole's ecliptic coordinates: (λ1, β1) = (38°, +75°) and (λ2, β2) = (237°, +73°).[3]
References
- ^ 'Clytie, Clytia' in Benjamin Smith (1903) The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 73 Klytia". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ^ a b Marciniak, A.; et al. (February 2008), "Photometry and models of selected main belt asteroids. V. 73 Klytia, 377 Campania, and 378 Holmia", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 478 (2): 559–565, Bibcode:2008A&A...478..559M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078930.
- ^ "Asteroid Data Sets". Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
External links
- 73 Klytia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 73 Klytia at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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