(179) Klytaemnestra

(179) Klytaemnestra is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt, a region of the solar system that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, more specifically to the Klytaemnestra family, discovered by James Craig Watson from the Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, USA, on November 11, 1877.

Designation and name

He was named Klytaemnestra after Clytemnestra, a character from Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Klytaemnestra orbits at an average distance from the Sun of 2,972 AU, and can get as close as 2,633 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1142 and an orbital inclination of 7.815°. It takes 1,871 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.