604 Tekmessa is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 16, 1906. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TK.
References
- ^ 'Tecmessa' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b c Yeomans, Donald K., "604 Tekmessa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- ^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
External links
- 604 Tekmessa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 604 Tekmessa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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