(179) Klytaemnestra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1877 by J. C. Watson at Ann Arbor.
Where Klytaemnestra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klytaemnestra is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 179 |
| Provisional designation | A877 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 69.9 km (#468 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 7.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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