1220 Crocus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1220 |
Named after | Crocus |
| 1932 CU | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.2129661 |
| Perihelion | 2.7939467 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0697562 |
| 1901.2114678 | |
| 279.87083 | |
| Inclination | 11.37324 |
| 113.45234 | |
| 334.19635 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12–27 km H |
| 737 hr[1] | |
| 11.72[1] | |
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1220 Crocus (1932 CU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1932 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg. It was later named after the genus of flowering plants, Crocus, in the iris family.[2]
Based on lightcurve studies, Crocus has a rotation period of 737 hours, but this figure is based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1220 Crocus (1932 CU)" (2007-03-27 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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