1258 Sicilia

1258 Sicilia
Discovery
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	8 August 1932
Designations
MPC designation	(1258) Sicilia
Pronunciation	/sɪˈsɪliə/
Named after	Sicily (Italian island)
Alternative designations	1932 PG · 1935 BG
Minor planet category	main-belt · (outer); background
Orbital characteristics
	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
Semi-major axis	3.1851 AU
Eccentricity	0.0429
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.68 yr (2,076 days)
Mean anomaly	304.82°
Mean motion	0° 10m 24.24s / day
Inclination	7.7022°
Longitude of ascending node	299.61°
Argument of perihelion	77.861°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	36.83±13.91 km; 41.94±12.35 km; 44.39 km (derived); 44.47±2.4 km; 44.86±0.75 km; 45.669±0.174 km; 52.529±0.192 km
Synodic rotation period	13.500±0.003 h
Geometric albedo	0.0369±0.0037; 0.0470 (derived); 0.050±0.009; 0.056±0.002; 0.0564±0.007; 0.06±0.04; 0.07±0.05
Spectral type	C (assumed)
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.50 · 10.60 · 10.7 · 10.77 · 10.89±0.32

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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