288 Glauke
Main-belt asteroid
Glauke (minor planet designation: 288 Glauke) is a stony, tumbling asteroid and slow rotator from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 February 1890, by Robert Luther at Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory in Germany. It was the last of his asteroid discoveries. It is named after Creusa (known as Glauce or Glauke), a daughter of Creon, a king of Corinth in Greek mythology.[3]
Glauke has an exceptionally slow rotation period of about 1200 hours (50 days).[4] This makes it one of the slowest-rotating asteroids in the Solar System. The rotation is believed to be "tumbling", similar to the near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis.
It is a common, stony S-type asteroid in both the Tholen and SMASS classification.[2]
References
- ^ 'Glauce', 'glaucous' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 288 Glauke" (2012-01-04 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer. p. 40. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "Radar Observations of Asteroid 288 Glauke" (PDF). NASA JPL. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
External links
- 288 Glauke at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 288 Glauke at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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