405 Thia
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | July 23, 1895 |
Alternate designations B |
1895 BZ |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.244 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 386.59 Gm (2.584 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 292.091 Gm (1.953 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 481.088 Gm (3.216 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1517.321 d (4.15 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 18.53 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 11.949° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
255.303° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
309.2° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 210.706° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 125.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Spectral class | C |
Absolute magnitude | 8.46 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
405 Thia is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on July 23, 1895 in Nice.
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