10244 Thüringer Wald

10244 Thüringer Wald
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered by C. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-Groeneveld
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 26, 1960
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 19577 days (53.60 yr)
Aphelion 2.6489306 AU
Perihelion 2.1621546 AU
2.4055426 AU
Eccentricity 0.1011780
3.73 a
238.26903°
Inclination 7.47496°
28.27851°
27.63386°
Earth MOID 1.17154 AU
Jupiter MOID 3.506
Proper orbital elements[1]
Precession of perihelion
2013-May-11.72611873 arcsec / yr
Physical characteristics
14.5

    10244 Thüringer Wald is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1362.7556828 days (3.73 years).[1]

    The asteroid was discovered on September 26, 1960. It is named after the Thuringian Forest, a mountain range in Germany.

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "10244 Thuringer Wald (4668 P-L)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 728. ISBN 9783642297182. Retrieved 12 April 2015.