104 Klymene
Main-belt asteroid
104 Klymene is a large, dark Themistian asteroid that was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 13, 1868, and named after one of the many Clymenes in Greek mythology .[ 6] It is orbiting the Sun with a period of 5.60 years and an eccentricity of 0.16. The orbital plane is inclined by 2.8° to the plane of the ecliptic . It is classified as a C-type asteroid , indicating it probably has a carbonaceous composition. The spectra indicates the presence of aqueous-altered minerals on the surface[ 7] based upon a sharp feature at a wavelength of 3 μm, and, as of 2015, is the only member of the Themis family found to show this absorption.[ 8]
Based upon measurements made using adaptive optics at the W. M. Keck Observatory , this object may have a bi-lobed shape with a length of 163 ± 3 km and width of 103 ± 5 km, for an average dimension of 133 km.[ 4] This asteroid is located near the region of the Themis family but itself considered a background asteroid using HCM-analysis .[ 9] It is listed as a member of the Hecuba group of asteroids that orbit near the 2:1 mean-motion resonance with Jupiter .[ 10]
104 Klymene has been observed to occult 6 stars between 2009 and 2023.
Notes
^ Assuming a diameter of 128.99 ± 3.8 km.
References
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^ Bowen, Eliza A. (1893), "Visualizing the Earth's annual motion", Popular Astronomy , 1 : 178– 179, Bibcode :1893PA......1..178B .
^ a b c d e Yeomans, Donald K., "104 Klymene" , JPL Small-Body Database Browser , NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ a b c Marchis, F.; et al. (November 2006), "Shape, size and multiplicity of main-belt asteroids. I. Keck Adaptive Optics survey", Icarus , vol. 185, no. 1, pp. 39– 63, Bibcode :2006Icar..185...39M , doi :10.1016/j.icarus.2006.06.001 , PMC 2600456 , PMID 19081813 .
^ a b Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 492 (1). doi :10.1093/mnras/stz3407 .
^ Dictionary of minor planet names , International Astronomical Union. Springer, 2003, p. 25
^ Fornasier, S.; et al. (February 1999), "Spectroscopic comparison of aqueous altered asteroids with CM2 carbonaceous chondrite meteorites" , Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series , 135 (1): 65– 73, Bibcode :1999A&AS..135...65F , doi :10.1051/aas:1999161 .
^ Hargrove, Kelsey D.; et al. (July 2015), "Asteroid (90) Antiope: Another icy member of the Themis family?", Icarus , 254 : 150– 156, Bibcode :2015Icar..254..150H , doi :10.1016/j.icarus.2015.03.008 .
^ Moore, Patrick ; Rees, Robin, eds. (2011), "Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy" , Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy by Patrick Moore and Robin Rees. Cambridge University Press (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press : 165, Bibcode :2011pmdb.book.....M , ISBN 9781139495226 .
^ McDonald, Sophia Levy (June 1948), "General perturbations and mean elements, with representations of 35 minor planets of the Hecuba group" , Astronomical Journal , vol. 53, p. 199, Bibcode :1948AJ.....53..199M , doi :10.1086/106097 .
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