Discovery date 26 September 1960 Discovered 26 September 1960 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Observation arc 20014 days (54.80 yr) Absolute magnitude 14.6 Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discovered by C. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-Groeneveld Aphelion 2.6492160 AU (396.31707 Gm) Perihelion 2.1589855 AU (322.97963 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.4041008 AU (359.64836 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld People also search for Sun, 9511 Klingsor, 11767 Milne | ||
10244 Thüringer Wald is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1362.7556828 days (3.73 years).
The asteroid was discovered on September 26, 1960. It is named after the Thuringian Forest, a mountain range in Germany.
References
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