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405 Thia

405 Thia
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery Date July 23, 1895
Alternate
Designations
1895 BZ B
Category Main belt
Orbital Elements C
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
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
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 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 privitive carbonates.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on July 23, 1895 in Nice.


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