(604) Tekmessa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1906 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Tekmessa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tekmessa is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 604 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 64.5 km (#533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Rotation period | 5.56 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 4.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 February 1906
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
- (638) Moira
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