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