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1245 Calvinia

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q137281

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1244 Deira[4]
Followed by
1246 Chaka[5]
Absolute magnitude
+9.9, +9.92[21][22]
Albedo
+0.221[41]
Apoapsis
+3.130, +3.12814620124623[32][33]
Argument of periapsis
+208.24094, +205.9589511683008[36][37]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[16]
Diameter
+29.751[40]
Discoverer or inventor
Cyril V. Jackson[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[42]
Longitude of ascending node
+151.71881, +151.6869713258139[28][29]
Mean anomaly
+137.36397, +260.5388221078717[38][39]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Calvinia[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[18][19][20]
Orbital inclination
+2.89359, +2.895331613464192[23][24]
Orbital period
+4.92, +1797.270855472849[25][26]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.6535718, +2.657786781311196[34][35]
Provisional designation
1932 KF, 1948 VT, 1950 CP, A906 FB, A914 YB, A916 DC, A917 KE[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Rotation period
+4.8523[27]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.8918726, +2.892966491278713[30][31]
Significant event
naming[17]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Union Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
May 26, 1932[15]
Time of periapsis
+2461497.051878546
🏷️ Also known as
en Calvinia de (1245) Calvinia el 1245 Καλβινία fa سیارک ۱۲۴۵ ru 1948 VT ru A906 FB ru A914 YB ru A916 DC ru A917 KE ru Кальвиния ru 1950 CP ru (1245) 1932 KF ru (1245) Кальвиния ru 1932 KF uk 1245 Кальвінія zh 小行星1245
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
001245-asteroid shape model (1245) Calvinia.png ↗
DAMIT asteroid ID
774
Freebase ID
/m/03hl91f
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001245
Minor Planet Center body ID
1245

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.221'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461497.051878546'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.36397'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+260.5388221078717'}
    Follows → 1244 Deira
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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