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1258 Sicilia

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Sicilia
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date8 August 1932
Designations
1258
Named after
Sicily
1932 PG
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc83.70 yr (30570 days)
Aphelion3.3205334 AU (496.74473 Gm)
Perihelion3.0482480 AU (456.01141 Gm)
3.184391 AU (476.3781 Gm)
Eccentricity0.0427531
5.68 yr (2075.6 d)
235.1477°
0° 10m 24.406s / day
Inclination7.702818°
299.61507°
78.14587°
Earth MOID2.05971 AU (308.128 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.95953 AU (293.142 Gm)
TJupiter3.183
Physical characteristics
22.235±1.2 km
13.500 h (0.5625 d)
0.0564±0.007
10.7

1258 Sicilia (1932 PG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1932, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is named for the Latin name of the island of Sicily.

References

  1. ^ "1258 Sicilia (1932 PG)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.