179 Klytaemnestra

179 Klytaemnestra
3D convex shape model of 179 Klytaemnestra
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. C. Watson
Discovery siteAnn Arbor Obs.
Discovery date11 November 1877
Designations
(179) Klytaemnestra
Pronunciation/klɪtɪmˈnɛstrə/[2]
Named after
Clytemnestra[3]
(Greek mythology)
A877 VC
main-belt[1][4] · (outer)[5]
Telramund[6]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc119.12 yr (43,507 d)
Aphelion3.3085 AU
Perihelion2.6356 AU
2.9720 AU
Eccentricity0.1132
5.12 yr (1,871 d)
194.50°
0° 11m 32.64s / day
Inclination7.8163°
251.91°
103.64°
Physical characteristics
64.25±0.79 km[7]
69.946±0.518 km[8]
72.786±0.799 km[9]
75.02±3.21 km[10]
77.69±1.4 km[11]
90.17±1.53 km[12]
Mass(2.49±1.19)×1017 kg[10]
Mean density
1.12±0.55 g/cm3[10]
11.13±0.02 h[13]
11.173 h[14]
11.17342±0.00005 h[15]
0.119±0.018[12]
0.1609±0.006[11]
0.1833±0.0578[9]
0.198±0.011[8]
0.245±0.007[7]
Tholen = S[4]
SMASS = Sk[4]
B–V = 0.832[4]
U–B = 0.408[4]
8.15[4][5][7][9][11][12]
8.22[14]

179 Klytaemnestra is a stony Telramund asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 77 kilometers (48 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 11 November 1877, by Canadian-American astronomer James Craig Watson at the old Ann Arbor Observatory in Michigan, United States.[1] It was his last discovery three years before his death.[16] The transitional S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.17 hours.[5] It was named after Clytemnestra from Greek mythology.[3]

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