32532 Thereus

32532 Thereus
Discovery [1]
Discovered byNEAT
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date9 August 2001
Designations
(32532) Thereus
Pronunciation/θɪˈrəs/
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 arc21.57 yr (7,879 days)
Aphelion12.745 AU
Perihelion8.5345 AU
10.640 AU
Eccentricity0.1979
34.70 yr (12,676 days)
192.91°
0° 1m 42.24s / day
Inclination20.353°
205.33°
86.322°
Physical characteristics
62±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 (/θɪˈrəs/; 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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