88 Thisbe
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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 | 2.768 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.313 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.222 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Inclination | 5.22° |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 200.6 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 6.041 hours |
| Abs. magnitude 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | 7.04 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.067 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters, 1866 |
88 Thisbe (thiz'-bee) is one of the largest main belt asteroids.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 15, 1866 and named after Thisbe, heroine of a Roman fable.
An occultation of a star by Thisbe was observed on October 7, 1981. Results from the occultation indicate a larger than expected diameter of 232 km. [1] (http://sorry.vse.cz/~ludek/mp/world/mpocc1.txt)
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