(88) Thisbe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 1866 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
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Where Thisbe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thisbe is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 88 |
| Provisional designation | A866 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 232 km (#15 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0671 |
| Rotation period | 6.04 hours |
| Spectral type | CF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (102) Miriam
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- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
- (116) Sirona
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