1270 Datura

Summary

1270 Datura is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1270 Datura is credited with the discovery of George Van Biesbroeck^[3].
• 1270 Datura's image is recorded as 1270Datura (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 1270 Datura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1270 Datura's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Yerkes Observatory^[6].
• Datura stramonium is named after 1270 Datura^[7].
• 1270 Datura's follows is recorded as Q137447^[8].
• 1270 Datura's followed by is recorded as Q137464^[9].
• 1270 Datura's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1270 Datura's Commons category is recorded as 1270 Datura^[11].
• 1270 Datura's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1270 Datura's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 YE^[13].
• 1270 Datura's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 XF1^[14].
• 1270 Datura's provisional designation is recorded as A913 VB^[15].
• 1270 Datura's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1930-12-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 1270 Datura's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1ccj^[17].
• 1270 Datura's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001270^[18].
• 1270 Datura's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 1270 Datura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.207884'}^[20].
• 1270 Datura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2086347'}^[21].
• 1270 Datura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2083676585962465'}^[22].
• 1270 Datura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[23].
• 1270 Datura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.53'}^[24].
• 1270 Datura's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.98590'}^[25].
• 1270 Datura's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.987945515925486'}^[26].
• 1270 Datura's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.34'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1270 Datura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Datura stramonium is named after 1270 Datura^[7].

Why It Matters

1270 Datura ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]