(104) Klymene Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1868 by J. C. Watson at Ann Arbor.
Where Klymene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klymene is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 104 |
| Provisional designation | A868 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 137 km (#110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 8.98 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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