288 Glauke

288 Glauke
Discovery
Discovered by Robert Luther
Discovery date 20 February 1890
Designations
Named after
Glauce
1955 MO; 1959 GB; 1961 WF
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 124.34 yr (45416 d)
Aphelion 3.32685 AU (497.690 Gm)
Perihelion 2.19625 AU (328.554 Gm)
2.76155 AU (413.122 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20470
4.59 yr (1676.2 d)
17.74 km/s
176.219°
 12m 53.172s / day
Inclination 4.33517°
120.135°
84.8286°
Earth MOID 1.19724 AU (179.105 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.6466 AU (246.33 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.306
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 32.21±2.2 km (IRAS)[1]
Mass 3.5×1016 kg (assumed)
Mean density
2.0 ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity
0.0090 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity
0.0170 km/s
1,170 h (49 d)[1]
0.1973±0.029[1]
Temperature ~115 K
SK
9.84[1]

    288 Glauke (/ˈɡlɔːk/ GLAW-kee) is an asteroid from the asteroid belt discovered by Robert Luther in 1890. It was the last of his asteroid discoveries. It is named after Glauke, a daughter of Creon a king of Corinth in Greek mythology.

    Glauke has an exceptionally slow rotation period of about 1200 hours (50 days).[2] 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.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 288 Glauke" (2012-01-04 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. "Radar Observations of Asteroid 288 Glauke" (PDF). NASA JPL. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

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