Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf Alternative names 1906 TJ Aphelion 2.9809 AU (445.94 Gm) Discovered 16 February 1906 Orbits Sun Discovery site Taunton observatory | Discovery date 16 February 1906 Observation arc 110.08 yr (40205 d) Perihelion 2.0947 AU (313.36 Gm) Absolute magnitude 11.8 Discoverer Joel Hastings Metcalf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 601 Nerthus, 631 Philippina | ||
603 Timandra is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 16, 1906 in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2010 gave a light curve with a long rotation period of 41.79 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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