(1366) Piccolo
Asteroid (1366) Piccolo |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,874 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1416 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4671 AU - 3.2809 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.47 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,872 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.57 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 27.54 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.154 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 16,570 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.155 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
Date of discovery | 1932 |
Another name | 1932 WA, 1930 FA 1 , 1931 PC |
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(1366) Piccolo is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on November 29, 1932 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Italian word for "small". This was a pseudonym of Auguste Cauvin , editor-in-chief of the Belgian newspaper Le Soir .