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**104 Klymene**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt (Themis)
Semimajor axis	3.155 AU
Perihelion distance	2.686 AU
Aphelion distance	3.625 AU
Orbital period	5.61 years
Inclination	2.80�
Eccentricity	0.149
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	123.7 km
Rotation period	8.984 hours
Spectral class	C
Abs. magnitude	8.27
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.057
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	J. C. Watson, 1868

104 Klymene is a large, dark main belt asteroid. It has probably a carbonaceous composition.

Klymene is a member of the extensive Themis asteroid family.

It was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 13, 1868 and named after one of the many Clymenes in Greek mythology.

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