(1082) Pirola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Pirola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pirola is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1082 |
| Provisional designation | 1927 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.6 km (#906 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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