(10244) Thuringer Wald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Thüringer Wald is a mountain range east of the Werra river, flowing from northwest to southeast. The summits are the Inselsberg (900 m) and the Beerberg (980 m). It is a wonderful area with beautiful forests for hikers. The main industry is creating Christmas decorations and children's toys.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thuringer Wald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thuringer Wald is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10244 |
| Provisional designation | 4668 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 7.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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