(1245) Calvinia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 May 1932 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Calvinia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calvinia is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1245 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 KF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.8 km (#1,373 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 4.85 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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