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204 Kallisto is a fairly typical although sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. Like other asteroids of its type it is light in colour.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 8 1879 in Pola.The asteroid was named after the same nymph Callisto in Greek mythology as Jupiter’s moon Callisto.

apoapsis (km)
4.68456e+11
average speed (km/s)
65592.0
orbital period (μ)
1.37852e+08
periapsis (km)
3.31062e+11
absolute magnitude
8.89
albedo
0.208
discovery date
1879-10-08
discoverer
Johann Palisa
epoch
30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
former name
n/a
rotation period (s)
50760.0

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