1270 Datura
1270 Datura, provisional designation 1930 YE is a stony asteroid and namesake of the young Datura family, located in the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 December 1930, by Belgian–American George Van Biesbroeck at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 3.4 hours. It was named after the flowering plant Datura.
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Datura | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. van Biesbroeck |
| Discovery site | Yerkes Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 December 1930 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1270) Datura |
| Pronunciation | /dəˈtʊərə, -tjʊərə/ |
Named after | Datura stramonium (flowering plant) |
Alternative designations | 1930 YE · 1953 XF1 A913 VB |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Datura |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.43 yr (31,934 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7003 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7681 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2342 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2086 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.34 yr (1,220 d) |
Mean anomaly | 122.36° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 42.36s / day |
| Inclination | 5.9859° |
Longitude of ascending node | 97.802° |
| 258.98° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 7.83±0.37 km 8.203±0.152 km |
Synodic rotation period | 3.359 h |
| 0.288 0.291 | |
| S | |
| 12.40 12.50 12.61±0.12 | |
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