Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | NEAT |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 August 2001 |
Designations | |
(32532) Thereus | |
Pronunciation | /θɪˈriːəs/ |
Named after | θήρειος βία thēreios bia[2][3] |
2001 PT13 · 1995 MM6 1999 NE2 | |
centaur [1][4] · distant [5] | |
Symbol | (astrological) |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
Observation arc | 21.57 yr (7,879 days) |
Aphelion | 12.745 AU |
Perihelion | 8.5345 AU |
10.640 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1979 |
34.70 yr (12,676 days) | |
192.91° | |
0° 1m 42.24s / day | |
Inclination | 20.353° |
205.33° | |
86.322° | |
Physical characteristics | |
62±3 km[6] 77.19 km (derived)[4] 80±5 km[7] 86.500±1.900 km[8] | |
8.30 h[9] 8.3091 h[10] 8.335 h[11] 8.338±0.002 h[12] 8.3386±0.0006 h[13] | |
0.057 (assumed)[4] 0.059±0.013[8] 0.083±0.016[6] 0.0975±0.0125[7] | |
BR [14] B–V = 0.770±0.020[14] B–V = 0.810±0.050[15] B–V = 0.763±0.072[16] V–R = 0.490±0.010[14] V–R = 0.501±0.016[16] V–I = 0.940±0.010[14] V–I = 0.900±0.130[15] V–I = 0.917±0.035[16] | |
9.1[1] · 9.29[11][4] · 9.32[17] · 9.36[10] · 9.365±0.038 (R)[18] · 9.40±0.16[6] · 9.42±0.01[13] | |
32532 Thereus (/θɪˈriːəs/; provisional designation 2001 PT13) is a centaur from the outer Solar System, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 August 2001, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[5] This minor planet was named for the phrase thēreios bia 'beastly strength', used to describe centaurs in Greek mythology.[2][3]
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