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 — Astéroïde dans Lion

88 Thisbe

Asteroid Lion (Leo) Visible

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

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Propriétés

Magnitude 10.6

Description

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.

Position et Identifiants

RA 10h 30m 13.7s

Dec +02° 30' 46.4"

Constellation Lion (Leo)

Catalogue Thisbe

Wikipedia

Propriétés Physiques

Diamètre 232 km

Masse 1.5e19 kg

Albédo 0.07 (7% reflected)

Rotation 6.0 hours

Taille angulaire 0.1″ (current)

Propriétés orbitales

Demi-grand axe 2.7670 AU (413.9 million km)

Excentricité 0.1653

Inclinaison 5.23°

Période orbitale 4.60 years

Distance 2.461 AU (20.5 light-min)

Élongation 118.3° Good

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.