1248 Jugurtha
Shape model of Jugurtha from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 September 1932 |
| Designations | |
| (1248) Jugurtha | |
| Pronunciation | /dʒʊˈɡɜːrθə/ |
Named after | Jugurtha (King of Numidia) |
| 1932 RO · 1930 DU A901 VE · A915 XB | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 116.94 yr (42,713 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7671 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6769 AU |
| 2.7220 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0166 |
| 4.49 yr (1,640 d) | |
| 32.971° | |
| 0° 13m 10.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.1387° |
| 79.381° | |
| 345.85° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 27.46±1.04 km 28.468±0.193 km 30.47±0.45 km 33.559±0.209 km | |
| 12.190±0.002 h | |
| 0.2073 0.257 0.269 0.282 | |
| SMASS = S | |
| 9.70 9.80 9.9 | |
1248 Jugurtha (prov. designation: 1932 RO) is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 29 kilometers (18 miles) in diameter. Discovered by Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in 1932, the asteroid was named after Jugurtha, the ancient North African king of Numidia. The S-type asteroid is likely elongated in shape and has a rotation period of 12.9 hours.