(73) Klytia

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(73 ) Clytia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt, which on April 7, 1862 by HP Tuttle was discovered.

It was named after celestial bodies Clytia, a lover of the Greek god Apollo.

Clytia ranges between 2.6 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2.8 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.4 years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 2.4 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.04.

Clytia has a diameter of about 44 km. It has a bright silicate-containing surface with an albedo of 0.22. In about 8 hours and 18 minutes to rotate around its own axis.

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