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Asteroid 115 Thyra


Named after Thyra, the consort of King Gorm the Old of Denmark.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2454200,5
Semi major axis2,3796 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,671 Julian years
Inclination11,602 °
Eccentricity0,1917
Lon. of ascending node308,978 °
Argument of perihelion96,881 °
Passage of perihelion2008-Feb-18.561479
Aphelion distance2,8358 AU
Mean anomaly275,542 °

Physical Data
Radius39,92 km
Rotation period7,241 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,51
Magnitude Slope (G)0,12
Color index (B-V)0,851
Geometric albedo0,2747
Spectral classS

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererJames Craig Watson
Discovered1871-08-06

Data File
Data File Name115_Thyra.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00