(1250) Galanthus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Galanthus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galanthus is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1250 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 BD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.1 km (#2,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 3.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 15.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.877 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.