(603) Timandra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1906 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Timandra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timandra is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 603 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.135 |
| Rotation period | 330 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 8.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 February 1906
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
- (638) Moira
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