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23 Thalia

Main-belt asteroid

Field	Value
minorplanet	yes
background	#D6D6D6
pronounced
name	23 Thalia
image	23 Thalia.png
caption	A three-dimensional model of 23 Thalia based on its light curve with an image of Thalia on the bottom.
discoverer	J. R. Hind
discovered	15 December 1852
mpc_name	(23) Thalia
alt_names	1938 CL;
named_after	Thalia
mp_category	Main belt
epoch	14 June 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
semimajor	393.073 million km (2.628 AU)
perihelion	301.483 million km (2.015 AU)
aphelion	484.663 million km (3.240 AU)
eccentricity	0.233
period	1555.679 d (4.26 a)
inclination	10.145°
asc_node	67.228°
arg_peri	59.311°
mean_anomaly	328.687°
dimensions	107.53 ± 2.2 km (IRAS)
106.81 ± 3.23 km
mass	(1.96 ± 0.09) × 1018 kg
density	3.07 ± 0.31 g/cm3
rotation	12.312 h
spectral_type	S
magnitude	9.11 to 13.19
abs_magnitude	7.17
albedo	0.2536 (geometric)

106.81 ± 3.23 km

23 Thalia () is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on 15 December 1852, at the private observatory of W. Bishop, located in Hyde Park, London, England.{{cite book

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.{{cite journal

With a semimajor axis of 2.628, the asteroid is orbiting between the 3:1 and 5:2 Kirkwood gaps in the main belt.{{cite web

Thalia has been studied by radar.{{cite web

Announcement of the discovery in the Illustrated London News, Saturday 18 December 1852.

Notes

References

Webster, Noah. (1884). "A Practical Dictionary of the English Language".
"Albedos Data Table". Planetary Science Institute.

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