(1880) McCrosky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1940 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where McCrosky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCrosky is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1880 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 AN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0756 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.