1220 Crocus
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 11 February 1932 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1220 Crocus |
Named after
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Crocus[2] |
1932 CU · 1955 PC | |
main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 83.29 yr (30,420 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2256 AU |
Perihelion | 2.7875 AU |
3.0065 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0728 |
5.21 yr (1904.1 days) | |
51.577° | |
Inclination | 11.369° |
113.41° | |
334.52° | |
Earth MOID | 1.8091 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
491.4 h | |
11.72 | |
1220 Crocus, provisionally designated 1932 CU, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1] Based on lightcurve studies, Crocus has a very long rotation period of 491 hours.[3]
It was later named after the genus of flowering plants, Crocus, in the iris family.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1220 Crocus at the JPL Small-Body Database
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