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84 Klio
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.361 AU
Perihelion distance 1.800 AU
Aphelion distance 2.923 AU
Orbital period 3.63 years
Inclination 9.34°
Eccentricity 0.238
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 79.2 km
Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) 5.8 hours
Abs. magnitude 9.32
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.053
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer R. Luther, 1865


84 Klio is a quite large and very dark Main belt asteroid.


It was discovered by R. Luther on August 25, 1865 and named after Clio, the Muse of history in Greek mythology.


A occultation by Klio over a dim star was observed on April 2, 1997.




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84 Klio (565 words)
Asteroid 84, Klio, was discovered on August 25, 1865 by Robert Luther at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Klio was named for one of the nine Muses of Greco-Roman mythology, daughters of Hermes and Mnemosyne who were goddesses of the arts and sciences; Klio was the Muse of history.
William Manchester (born April 1, 1922 in Attleboro, Massachusetts) had Klio in the second house, cusping the third, conjunct Ixion (creating karma), square Mars (anger), and quincunx Pandora (to cause a stir, have an impact, unintended consequences).
84 Klio (65 words)
84 Klio is a quite large and very dark Main belt asteroid.
Luther on August 25, 1865 and named after Clio, the Muse of history in Greek mythology.
A occultation by Klio over a dim star was observed on April 2, 1997.
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