586 Thekla

Summary

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.

586 Thekla
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date21 February 1906
Designations
(586) Thekla
Pronunciation/ˈθɛklə/
1906 TC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.92 yr (40150 d)
Aphelion3.2243 AU (482.35 Gm)
Perihelion2.8592 AU (427.73 Gm)
3.0418 AU (455.05 Gm)
Eccentricity0.060027
5.31 yr (1937.7 d)
318.333°
0° 11m 8.844s / day
Inclination1.6260°
228.434°
250.921°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
41.185±0.85 km
13.670 h (0.5696 d)
0.0539±0.002
9.21

References edit

  1. ^ "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 edit

  • 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
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 586 Thekla at the JPL Small-Body Database  
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters