23 Thalia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.627 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.014 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.241 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Inclination | 10.15° |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 107.5 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 12.308 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 6.95 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. R. Hind, 1852 |
23 Thalia (tha-lye'-a) is a large main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. R. Hind on December 15, 1852 and named after Thalia, the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry in Greek mythology.
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