(1270) Datura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 December 1930 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
Where Datura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Datura is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1270 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 YE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.20 km (#6,391 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Rotation period | 3.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 5.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.775 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.