Thule

00279, 1888 UA, 1888UA, 1920 GA, 1920GA, 1923 RA, 1923RA, 1927 EC, 1927EC, 1954 FF, 1954FF, I88U00A, J20G00A, J23R00A, J27E00C, J54F00F

All data for this body: [vot]

MPC data
Name (number) Thule (279)
a 4.26724
e 0.04408
i / sin(i) 2.3348 / 0.04074
q 4.07912
Q 4.45536
ω 28.7016
Node 71.8817
m 72.4425
n 0.1118
Epoch 2460800.5
nobs 7534
nopp 69
Years observed 1889-2025
rms 0.61
Best values
[raw, vot]

Value Standard error
Parent
 
ap 4.273
ep 0.001
sin(ip) 0.023
G 0.150
H 8.580
Mass
D 122.62 2.053
pV 0.038 0.0018
Value
Rotational Period 23.890
Period quality 3
Spectral Class D
Spectral Class Score 36.000
Proper elements data
[raw, vot]

ap ep sin(ip) Author Reference Method
4.2731 0.0009 0.0234 Novakovic_Radovic_Todovic 2003A&A...403.1165K Numeric-Nov-2024
Diameter data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
113.04 3.110 3.110 Usui 2011PASJ...63.1117U NEATM
126.02 12.600 12.600 Ali-Lagoa 2018A&A...612A..85A NEATM
126.59 3.700 3.700 Tedesco 2002AJ....123.1056T STM
134.10 5.365 5.365 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-STM
136.78 7.105 7.105 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-NEATM
Albedo data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.035 0.0038 0.0038 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-NEATM
0.037 0.0029 0.0029 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-STM
0.041 0.0030 0.0030 Tedesco 2002AJ....123.1056T STM
0.049 0.0100 0.0100 Ali-Lagoa 2018A&A...612A..85A NEATM
G data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.15 MPC-2023-12-94 MPC-2023-12-94 Phot
H data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
8.58 MPC-2023-12-04 MPC-2023-12-04 Phot
Periods
[raw, vot]

Value Quality Side real or Synodic Author Reference Method
11.942 2 Synodic Pravec LCDB Lightcurve
15.85 2 Synodic Pilcher 2014MPBu...41...73P Lightcurve
15.931 2+ Synodic Pilcher 2015MPBu...42..190P Lightcurve
15.94 2 Synodic Stephens 2021MPBu...48..246S Lightcurve
15.962 2+ Synodic Warner 2010MPBu...37..168W Lightcurve
23.896 3 Synodic Marciniak 2016pas..conf...84M Lightcurve
5.75 2 Synodic Behrend LCDB Lightcurve
7.44 2 Synodic Zappala 1989Icar...82..354Z Lightcurve
7.44 3 Synodic Sato 2015IJAA....5..193S Lightcurve
7.97 2 Synodic Pilcher 2014MPBu...41...73P Lightcurve
Spectral Class Data
[raw, vot]

Class 1 Class 2 Probability of Class 1 Probability of Class 2 Taxonomy Wavelength Author Reference Method
D Barucci-Tholen VIS Fitzsimmons 1994A&A...282..634F SPEC
D Barucci-Tholen VIS Lagerkvist 1993MNRAS.260..679L SPEC
D Bus-DeMeo VISNIR DeMeo 2009Icar..202..160D SPEC
D Tholen VIS Dahlgren 1997A&A...323..606D SPEC
X Bus VIS Bus 2002Icar..158..146B SPEC
X Bus VIS Bus 2002Icar..158..146B SPEC
Z 0.980000 Mahlke VISNIR Mahlke 2022A&A...665A..26M SPEC