1258 Sicilia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 8 August 1932 |
| Designations | |
| (1258) Sicilia | |
| Pronunciation | /sɪˈsɪliə/ |
Named after | Sicily (Italian island) |
| 1932 PG · 1935 BG | |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 13.500±0.003 h | |
| 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 | |
| C (assumed) | |
| 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. The asteroid was named after the Italian island of Sicily.