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**73 Klytia**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.664 AU
Perihelion distance	2.554 AU
Aphelion distance	2.775 AU
Orbital period	4.35 years
Inclination	2.38�
Eccentricity	0.041
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	44.4 km
Rotation period ^{3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/)}	8.297 hours
Abs. magnitude	9.00
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.225
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	H. P. Tuttle, 1862

73 Klytia is a main belt asteroid.

It was the second and last asteroid discovery by the prolific comet discoverer Horace Tuttle on April 7, 1862. It is named after Clytia, who loved Apollo in Greek mythology.

Categories: Astronomy stubs | Main Belt asteroids

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RASNZ Occultation Section - Klytia Occultation Update (674 words)
	Note: The duration given in the line below is the interval during which the occultation shadow sweeps across the Earth - please see the minute markers on the map to determine the approximate time for your location.
	On 2006 May 24 UT, the 44 km diameter asteroid (73) Klytia will occult a 10.6 mag star in the constellation Libra for observers along a path across southern Queensland, central South Australia and southern Western Australia.
	The path is predicted to pass directly over Brisbane and close to the south of Perth.

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