179 Klytaemnestra
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.971 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.628 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.313 AU |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Inclination | 7.82° |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 77.7 km |
| Rotation period | 11.173 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.15 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.161 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. C. Watson, 1877 |
179 Klytaemnestra is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It is probably composed of silicate rocks and metallic iron-nickel.
It was discovered by J. C. Watson on November 11, 1877. It was the last of his 22 asteroid discoveries. It is named after Clytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon in Greek mythology.
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