| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 23 July 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (405) Thia | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈθaɪə/[1] |
Named after | Theia |
| 1895 BZ | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2023-Feb-25 (JD 2460000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 123.54 years |
| Aphelion | 3.2145 AU (480.88 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9592 AU (293.09 Gm) |
| 2.5861 AU (386.88 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.24341 |
| 4.16yr (1518.3d) | |
| 336.81° | |
| 0° 14m 13.164s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.937° |
| 255.19° | |
| 2 June 2023[2] | |
| 308.65° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.975 AU (145.9 million km; 379 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 108.894±0.312 km[2] 122.14 ± 7.69 km[3] |
| Mass | (1.38 ± 0.14) × 1018 kg[3] |
Meandensity | 1.44 ± 0.30 g/cm3[3] |
| 10.08 h (0.420 d) | |
| 0.0468±0.002 | |
| C[2] | |
| 8.65 | |
405 Thia is a very largemain-beltasteroid. It is classified as aC-type asteroid and is probably composed ofcarbonaceous material. This object was discovered byAuguste Charlois on July 23, 1895, inNice, and was named afterTheia (sometimes writtenThea orThia), aTitaness in Greek mythology.[4]
In 2002, the asteroid was detected by radar from theArecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.31 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of125 ± 16 km.[5]NEOWISE data suggests the asteroid is 110 km in diameter.[2]
On 4 May 1990 Thia passed 0.969 AU (145.0 million km; 377 LD) from Earth[6] and will pass that close again on 29 April 2073.
405 Thia currently has aMinimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of 0.976 AU (146.0 million km; 380 LD).[2] On 2 June 2023 the asteroid reachedperihelion (closest approach to the Sun).[2]
| Date & time of closest approach | Earth distance (AU) | Sun distance (AU) | Velocity wrt Earth (km/s) | Velocity wrt Sun (km/s) | Uncertainty region (3-sigma) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-20 19:40 | 1.057 AU (158.1 million km; 411 LD) | 2.006 AU (300.1 million km; 781 LD) | 6.8 | 23.3 | ± 16 km | Horizons |
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