(778) Theobalda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1914 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.
Where Theobalda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Theobalda is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 778 |
| Provisional designation | A914 BG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 55.3 km (#650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 11.7 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 January 1914
More named asteroids discovered by F. Kaiser
- (717) Wisibada
- (720) Bohlinia
- (721) Tabora
- (738) Alagasta
- (742) Edisona
- (743) Eugenisis
- (745) Mauritia
- (746) Marlu
- (759) Vinifera
- (760) Massinga
- (761) Brendelia
- (763) Cupido
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