586 Thekla
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 21 February 1906 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (586) Thekla |
Pronunciation | /ˈθɛklə/ |
1906 TC | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.92 yr (40150 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2243 AU (482.35 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.8592 AU (427.73 Gm) |
3.0418 AU (455.05 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.060027 |
5.31 yr (1937.7 d) | |
318.333° | |
0° 11m 8.844s / day | |
Inclination | 1.6260° |
228.434° | |
250.921° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 41.185±0.85 km |
Synodic rotation period | 13.670 h (0.5696 d) |
0.0539±0.002 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.21 |
Thekla (minor planet designation: 586 Thekla) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Saint Thecla of the first century. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TC.
References[]
- ^ "586 Thekla (1906 TC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links[]
- Lightcurve plot of 586 Thekla, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (1999)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 586 Thekla at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 586 Thekla at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets named for people
- Named minor planets
- C-type asteroids (Tholen)
- Ch-type asteroids (SMASS)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1906
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs