(609755) Thelmazina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 August 2005 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.

Thelma Zina Christophe (b. 2013) is a granddaughter of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Thelmazina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thelmazina is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number609755
Provisional designation2005 QS11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.96
Orbital period4.93 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.0483
Inclination5.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Thelma

Also discovered on 27 August 2005

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