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.
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/ |
Alternative designations | 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) |
Semi-major axis | 3.0418 AU (455.05 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.060027 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.31 yr (1937.7 d) |
Mean anomaly | 318.333° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 8.844s / day |
Inclination | 1.6260° |
Longitude of ascending node | 228.434° |
Argument of perihelion | 250.921° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 41.185±0.85 km |
Synodic rotation period | 13.670 h (0.5696 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0539±0.002 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.21 |
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