104 Klymene
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | James Craig Watson |
| Discovery date: | September 13, 1868 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 544.012 Gm (3.636 AU) |
| Perihelion: | 399.428 Gm (2.670 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 471.720 Gm (3.153 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.153 |
| Orbital period: | 2045.203 d (5.60 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 16.67 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 205.812° |
| Inclination: | 2.791° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 41.854° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 31.043° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 123.7 km |
| Mass: | 2.0×1018 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0346 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0654 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | ? |
| Temperature: | ~157 K |
| Spectral type: | C |
| Absolute magnitude: | 8.27 |
104 Klymene is a big, dark main belt asteroid. It is probably made of carbonate. Klymene is a member of the big Themis asteroid family. It was found by J. C. Watson on September 13, 1868 and named after one of the many Clymenes in Greek mythology.
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