1220 Crocus

Summary

1220 Crocus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1220 Crocus is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 1220 Crocus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1220 Crocus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Crocus is named after 1220 Crocus^[6].
• 1220 Crocus followed 1219 Britta^[7].
• 1220 Crocus was followed by 1221 Amor^[8].
• 1220 Crocus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1220 Crocus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1220 Crocus's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 CU^[11].
• 1220 Crocus's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 PC^[12].
• 1220 Crocus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1932-02-11T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 1220 Crocus's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.071403'}^[15].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0738632'}^[16].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07458535104485979'}^[17].
• 1220 Crocus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.72'}^[18].
• 1220 Crocus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.62'}^[19].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.36369'}^[20].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.37740245568644'}^[21].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.21'}^[22].
• 1220 Crocus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1901.201698219902'}^[23].
• 1220 Crocus's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+491.4'}^[24].
• 1220 Crocus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+113.33389'}^[25].
• 1220 Crocus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+113.2352833522362'}^[26].
• 1220 Crocus's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0039186'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1220 Crocus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Crocus is named after 1220 Crocus^[6].

Why It Matters

1220 Crocus has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]