2003 lightcurve results for 1027 Aesculapia. Derived period 6.830 ± 0.1 hours. Amplitude of 0.3 ± 0.03 magnitude.
1027 Aesculapia is a main belt asteroid with an estimated diameter of about 20 km. It was discovered on November 11, 1923 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay. The semi-major axis is 2.71 AU, the eccentricity is 0.111 and the inclination is a low 2.54 degrees.
This asteroid was observed on two nights during late 2003. Attempts to produce a double peaked light curve have so far been inconclusive. More observations of this asteroid are needed. The period shown below for Aesculapia is 6.830 with an amplitude of 0.15 magnitude.