(586) Thekla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Thekla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thekla is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 586 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 95.2 km (#263 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 13.7 hours |
| Spectral type | C: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0656 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 February 1906
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