(73) Klytia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1862 by H. P. Tuttle at Cambridge.
Where Klytia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klytia is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73 |
| Provisional designation | A862 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 44.6 km (#868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 8.30 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0426 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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