1250 Galanthus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 25 January 1933 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1250 |
Named after | Galanthus |
| 1933 BD | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.20 yr (30389 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2465373 AU (485.67507 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8550532 AU (277.51201 Gm) |
| 2.550795 AU (381.5935 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2727550 |
| 4.07 yr (1488.0 d) | |
| 152.87226° | |
| 0° 14m 30.95s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.17219° |
| 292.03032° | |
| 217.14112° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.887967 AU (132.8380 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.90497 AU (284.979 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.340 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 10.50±1.45 km |
| 3.92 h (0.163 d) | |
| 0.0500±0.017 | |
| 12.26 | |
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1250 Galanthus (1933 BD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 25, 1933, by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.[1] It was later named after the flower, snowdrop.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- Binzel, R.P.; Mulholland, J.D. (1983) Icarus 56, 519-533.
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