(1248) Jugurtha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1932 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Jugurtha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jugurtha is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1248 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 RO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.5 km (#1,448 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 12.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0134 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.