1250 Galanthus

Galanthus
Discovery
Discovered by	Reinmuth, K.
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	25 January 1933
Designations
MPC designation	1250
Named after	Galanthus
Alternative names	1933 BD
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	83.20 yr (30389 days)
Aphelion	3.2465373 AU (485.67507 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8550532 AU (277.51201 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.550795 AU (381.5935 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2727550
Orbital period	4.07 yr (1488.0 d)
Mean anomaly	152.87226°
Mean motion	0° 14^m 30.95^s / day
Inclination	15.17219°
Longitude of ascending node	292.03032°
Argument of perihelion	217.14112°
Earth MOID	0.887967 AU (132.8380 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.90497 AU (284.979 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.340
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001105000000000000♠10.50±1.45 km
Rotation period	3.92 h (0.163 d)
Geometric albedo	6998500000000000000♠0.0500±0.017
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.26

1250 Galanthus (1933 BD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 25, 1933, by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.^[1] It was later named after the flower, snowdrop.^[2]

References

1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

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