(52558) Pigafetta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1997 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Antonio Pigafetta (c. 1492--c. 1531) was an Italian navigator and geographer. He participated in the first circumnavigation of the globe from 1519 to 1522.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pigafetta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pigafetta is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52558 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.56 km (#13,804 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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