299 Thora

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299 Thora
Discovery A
Discoverer Johann Palisa
Discovery date October 6, 1890
Alternate
designations
B
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.062
Semi-major axis (a) 364.127 Gm (2.434 AU)
Perihelion (q) 341.515 Gm (2.283 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 386.739 Gm (2.585 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1387.017 d (3.8 a)
Mean orbital speed 19.09 km/s
Inclination (i) 1.601°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
241.63°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
150.489°
Mean anomaly (M) 31.11°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 17.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 11.4
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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299 Thora is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 6, 1890 in Vienna.