73 Klytia
Encyclopedia
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
.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It was the second and last asteroid discovery by the prolific comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
discoverer Horace Tuttle
Horace Parnell Tuttle
Horace Parnell Tuttle was an American astronomer, a Civil War veteran and brother of astronomer Charles Wesley Tuttle ....
, on April 7, 1862. It is named after Clytia, who loved Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
in Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
.