(1366) Piccolo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
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Where Piccolo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piccolo is 3.27 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1366 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.6 km (#1,514 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Rotation period | 16.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 9.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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