(129882) Ustica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1999 by Mallia, F., Di Sora, M. at Campo Catino.
Ustica is a volcanic island 70 km north of Palermo, Sicily, famous for being the first Marine Protected Area in Italy (1986). Ustica is the emergent summit of a large sea-mount with unique features. Its origin is similar to intraplate volcanoes of the Hawaiian type.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ustica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ustica is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129882 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 0.734° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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