(1220) Crocus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Crocus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crocus is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1220 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 CU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.9 km (#2,516 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.114 |
| Rotation period | 491 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0744 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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