page_title: 24 Themis
hierarchical_section_title: 24 Themis
caption_attribution_description: English: Three-dimensional model of 24 Themis created based on light-curve inversions.
context_page_description: Themis is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. It is also the largest member of the Themistian family. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on 5 April 1853. It is named after Themis, the personification of natural law and divine order in Greek mythology.
  Not to be confused with 269 Justitia, named for Justitia, Themis' Roman name.
context_section_description: Themis (minor planet designation: 24 Themis) is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. It is also the largest member of the Themistian family. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on 5 April 1853. It is named after Themis, the personification of natural law and divine order in Greek mythology.
  Not to be confused with 269 Justitia, named for Justitia, Themis' Roman name.
caption: Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Themis
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