(934) Thuringia

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Asteroid
(934) Thuringia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7509  AU
eccentricity 0.2169
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1542 AU - 3.3475 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.064 °
Sidereal period 4,562 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.96 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 53.34 km
Albedo 0.047
Rotation period 8.166 h
Absolute brightness 9,985 likes
Spectral class Ch
history
Explorer Walter Baade
Date of discovery 1920
Another name 1920 HK, 1952 OP, 1974 HP 3
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(934) Thuringia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 15, 1920 by the German astronomer Walter Baade in Hamburg-Bergedorf .

The asteroid was named after the Atlantic liner Thuringia .

See also