586 Thekla
Main-belt asteroid
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 21 February 1906 |
| Designations | |
| 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 | |
| 41.185±0.85 km | |
| 13.670 h (0.5696 d) | |
| 0.0539±0.002 | |
| 9.21 | |
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