10001 Palermo

10001 Palermo

Orbits of 10001 Palermo (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter
Discovery
Discovered by	L. I. Chernykh
Discovery date	8 October 1969
Designations
Named after	Palermo
Alternative names	1969 TM1, 1991 RS27
Minor planet category	main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	22264 days (60.96 yr)
Aphelion	2.6954856 AU (403.23891 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0574842 AU (307.79526 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3764849 AU (355.51708 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1342321
Orbital period	3.66 yr (1338.1 d)
Mean anomaly	211.55508°
Inclination	7.424880°
Longitude of ascending node	40.165043°
Argument of perihelion	357.98565°
Earth MOID	1.06363 AU (159.117 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.71712 AU (406.475 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	~6 km
Rotation period	213.3679 h (8.89033 d)
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.9

10001 Palermo is an asteroid from the asteroid belt. Discovered on October 8, 1969, it was named "Palermo" after Palermo, the capital of Sicily where Giuseppe Piazzi made the first discovery of an asteroid, 1 Ceres. The naming was made in January 2001 to honour the discovery of Ceres, as that was the 200th anniversary of that discovery.

The asteroid is about six kilometers in radius, although it may be irregularly shaped. It orbits the Sun every 3.67 years.

External links

• Minor Planet Center
• 10001 Palermo at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters