23 Thalia

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23 Thalia
23Thalia (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 23 Thalia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by J. R. Hind
Discovery dateDecember 15, 1852
Designations
(23) Thalia
Pronunciation /θəˈlaɪ.ə/ [1]
Named after
 Thalia
1938 CL; 1974 QT2
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
Aphelion 484.663 Gm (3.240 AU)
Perihelion 301.483 Gm (2.015 AU)
393.073 Gm (2.628 AU)
Eccentricity 0.233
1555.679 d (4.26 a)
328.687°
Inclination 10.145°
67.228°
59.311°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions107.5 ± 2.2 km (IRAS) [2]
106.81 ± 3.23 km [3]
Mass (1.96 ± 0.09) × 1018 kg [3]
Mean density
3.07 ± 0.31 g/cm3 [3]
12.312 h [2]
0.2536 (geometric) [4]
S   [2]
9.11 to 13.19
6.95 [2]

    Thalia [5] (minor planet designation: 23 Thalia) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on December 15, 1852, at the private observatory of W. Bishop, located in Hyde Park, London, England. [6] Bishop named it after Thalia, the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry in Greek mythology. [7]

    It is categorized as an S-type asteroid consisting of mainly of iron- and magnesium-silicates. This the second most common type of asteroid in the main belt. Based on analysis of the light curve, the object has a sidereal rotation period of 0.513202 ± 0.000002 days. An ellipsoidal model of the light curve gives an a/b ratio of 1.28 ± 0.05. [8]

    With a semimajor axis of 2.628, the asteroid is orbiting between the 3:1 and 5:2 Kirkwood gaps in the main belt. [9] Its orbital eccentricity is larger than the median value of 0.07 for the main belt, and the inclination is larger than the median of below 4°. But most of the main-belt asteroids have an eccentricity of no more than 0.4 and an inclination of up to 30°, so the orbit of 23 Thalia is not unusual for a main-belt asteroid. [10]

    Thalia has been studied by radar. [11]

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