MPC designation 1270 Minor planet category main belt Discovered 17 December 1930 Named after Jimsonweed | Discovery date 17 December 1930 Alternative names 1930 YE Observation arc 85.30 yr (31156 days) Orbits Sun Discoverer George Van Biesbroeck | |
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Similar Asteroid belt, Sun, 167 Urda, 230 Athamantis, 218 Bianca | ||
1270 Datura (1930 YE) is a S-type main-belt asteroid discovered on December 17, 1930, by George Van Biesbroeck at Yerkes Observatory. This asteroid is believed to result from the collisional destruction of a larger parent body approximately 450,000 years ago. It is named for the Datura plant genus.
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