(1756) Giacobini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1937 by A. Patry at Nice.
Where Giacobini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giacobini is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1756 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 YA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,925 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 3.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.973 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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