586 Thekla

586 Thekla
Discovery
Discovered by	M. F. Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	21 February 1906
Designations
MPC designation	(586) Thekla
Pronunciation	/ˈθɛklə/
Alternative designations	1906 TC
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	109.92 yr (40150 d)
Aphelion	3.2243 AU (482.35 Gm)
Perihelion	2.8592 AU (427.73 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0418 AU (455.05 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.060027
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.31 yr (1937.7 d)
Mean anomaly	318.333°
Mean motion	0° 11m 8.844s / day
Inclination	1.6260°
Longitude of ascending node	228.434°
Argument of perihelion	250.921°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	41.185±0.85 km
Synodic rotation period	13.670 h (0.5696 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0539±0.002
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.21

Last updated September 25, 2025

586 Thekla is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Saint Thecla of the first century. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TC.

References

↑ "586 Thekla (1906 TC)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

External links

Lightcurve plot of 586 Thekla, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (1999)
Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine )
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
586 Thekla at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
586 Thekla at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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[jpldata-1] "586 Thekla (1906 TC)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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