(279) Thule Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1888 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Thule is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thule is 4.40 au from the Sun and 5.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 279 |
| Provisional designation | A888 UA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 127 km (#135 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0412 |
| Rotation period | 23.9 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.58 |
| Orbital period | 8.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.08 – 4.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0439 |
| Inclination | 2.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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