1258 Sicilia

Sicilia
Discovery
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	8 August 1932
Designations
MPC designation	1258
Named after	Sicily
Alternative names	1932 PG
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	83.70 yr (30570 days)
Aphelion	3.3205334 AU (496.74473 Gm)
Perihelion	3.0482480 AU (456.01141 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.184391 AU (476.3781 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0427531
Orbital period	5.68 yr (2075.6 d)
Mean anomaly	235.1477°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 24.406^s / day
Inclination	7.702818°
Longitude of ascending node	299.61507°
Argument of perihelion	78.14587°
Earth MOID	2.05971 AU (308.128 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.95953 AU (293.142 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.183
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001222350000000000♠22.235±1.2 km
Rotation period	13.500 h (0.5625 d)
Geometric albedo	6998564000000000000♠0.0564±0.007
Absolute magnitude (H)	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.

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