What telescope do I need to see Thisbe?

At magnitude 10.6, Thisbe is best observed with a 6-inch (150 mm) or larger telescope.

Thisbe — Asteroide en León

88 Thisbe

Magnitud 10.6^m Asteroid León (Leo) Visible

Rendered preview of Thisbe from the Nightbase orrery, lit from the current Sun direction with the terminator visible.

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Propiedades

Magnitud 10.6

Descripción

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.767 AU

Orbital Period: 1681.1 days

Diameter: 232 km

Babylonian heroine of Ovid's Metamorphoses; B/CF-type, low albedo. Possible source body of the Thisbe family.

Posición e Identificadores

RA 10h 52m 30.2s

Dec +01° 33' 25.9"

Constelación León (Leo)

Catálogo Thisbe

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Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 232 km

Masa 1.5e19 kg

Albedo 0.07 (7% reflected)

Rotación 6.0 hours

Tamaño angular 0.1″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 2.7670 AU (413.9 million km)

Excentricidad 0.1653

Inclinación 5.23°

Período orbital 4.60 years

Distancia 3.027 AU (25.2 light-min)

Elongación 79.4° Moderate

Brightness Forecast (next 12 months)

Apparent magnitude as Earth–asteroid distance changes through the year. The peak marks the brightest moment in the window — usually around opposition, when the asteroid is closest and fully illuminated.

Computed from JPL orbital elements via m = H + 5·log₁₀(r·Δ). Phase-function correction is omitted, so curves trace distance variation only — accurate within a few tenths for main-belt asteroids; coarse for fast-moving NEOs near Earth.