(788153) Trabia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2016 by COIAS at Maunakea.
Trabia is a Sicilian municipality near Palermo. In 1154, on behalf of King Ruggero II of Sicily, the Arab geographer al-Idrisi documented the production of itriya, a thread-like pasta considered the ancestor of spaghetti. It is therefore one of the oldest places linked to the tradition of pasta, a symbol of Italian gastronomic excellence.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 32), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trabia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trabia is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 788153 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 PT297 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00828 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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