1220 Crocus
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 February 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1220 Crocus |
Named after | 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 | |
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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
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1220 Crocus (1932 CU)" (2015-05-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1220) Crocus. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 102. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ Pilcher, F. (October 2015). "The Minor Planet Bulletin" (PDF). ASSOCIATION OF LUNAR AND PLANETARY OBSERVERS 42 (4). Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1220 Crocus at the JPL Small-Body Database
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