(1220) Crocus
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 .