(10865) Thelmaruby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Thelma Ruby is a British actress of international fame. One of her early accomplishments was to play Golda in the original theater version of Fiddler on the Roof.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thelmaruby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thelmaruby is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10865 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SO33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,097 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 0.950° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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