Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 8 August 1932 |
Designations | |
(1258) Sicilia | |
Pronunciation | /sɪˈsɪliə/[2] |
Named after | Sicily (Italian island)[3] |
1932 PG · 1935 BG | |
main-belt · (outer)[4] background[5] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 85.22 yr (31,128 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3218 AU |
Perihelion | 3.0484 AU |
3.1851 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0429 |
5.68 yr (2,076 days) | |
304.82° | |
0° 10m 24.24s / day | |
Inclination | 7.7022° |
299.61° | |
77.861° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 36.83±13.91 km[6] 41.94±12.35 km[7] 44.39 km (derived)[4] 44.47±2.4 km[8] 44.86±0.75 km[9] 45.669±0.174 km[10] 52.529±0.192 km[11] |
13.500±0.003 h[12] | |
0.0369±0.0037[11] 0.0470 (derived)[4] 0.050±0.009[10] 0.056±0.002[9] 0.0564±0.007 0.06±0.04[7] 0.07±0.05[6] | |
C (assumed)[4] | |
10.50[8][9] · 10.60[6][11] · 10.7[1][4] · 10.77[7] · 10.89±0.32[13] | |
1258 Sicilia, provisional designation 1932 PG, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[14] The asteroid was named after the Italian island of Sicily.[3]
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