(23) Thalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1852 by J. R. Hind at London.
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Where Thalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thalia is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23 |
| Provisional designation | A852 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 108 km (#207 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Rotation period | 12.3 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. R. Hind
- (7) Iris
- (8) Flora
- (12) Victoria
- (14) Irene
- (18) Melpomene
- (19) Fortuna
- (22) Kalliope
- (27) Euterpe
- (30) Urania
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