(245158) Thomasandrews Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 2004 by Glinos, T., Levy, D. H. at Vail-Jarnac.
Thomas Andrews (1873–1912) was the architect primarily responsible for the design of the RMS Titanic, the largest artificial moving object in the world when, on 1912 April 15, it sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg while sailing from Southampton to New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomasandrews is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomasandrews is 1.80 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 245158 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.68 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 3.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.671 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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