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24 Themis is one of the largest main-belt asteroids. It is also the largest member of the Themistian asteroid family. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on April 5 1853. It is named after Themis the personification of natural law and divine order in Greek mythology.

apoapsis (km)
5.294e+11, 5.29427e+11
average speed (km/s)
60336.0
mass (kg)
2300.0
orbital period (μ)
1.74614e+08
periapsis (km)
4.06757e+11, 4.068e+11
temperature (K)
159.0
absolute magnitude
7.08
albedo
0.067
discovery date
1853-04-05
discoverer
Annibale de Gasparis
epoch
July 23 2010 (JD 2455400.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
313.2
former name
1947 BA; 1955 OH
rotation period (s)
60326.7

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