586 Thekla is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Saint Thecla of the first century. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TC.

586 Thekla
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date21 February 1906
Designations
(586) Thekla
Pronunciation/ˈθɛklə/
1906 TC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.92 yr (40150 d)
Aphelion3.2243 AU (482.35 Gm)
Perihelion2.8592 AU (427.73 Gm)
3.0418 AU (455.05 Gm)
Eccentricity0.060027
5.31 yr (1937.7 d)
318.333°
0° 11m 8.844s / day
Inclination1.6260°
228.434°
250.921°
Physical characteristics
41.185±0.85 km
13.670 h (0.5696 d)
0.0539±0.002
9.21

References

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  1. ^ "586 Thekla (1906 TC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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