(1220) Crocus
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Asteroid (1220) Crocus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0085 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0673 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.806 AU - 3.2111 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.353 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.218 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.17 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.6 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.093 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 737.0 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,464 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | February 11, 1932 |
| Another name | 1932 CU, 1955 PC |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1220) Crocus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 11, 1932 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the plant genus crocus .