288 Glauke

288 Glauke
Discovery
Discovered by Robert Luther
Discovery date February 20, 1890
Designations
Named after
Glauce
1955 MO; 1959 GB; 1961 WF
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 22, 2004 (JD 2453300.5)
Aphelion 499.173 Gm (3.337 AU)
Perihelion 325.456 Gm (2.176 AU)
412.314 Gm (2.756 AU)
Eccentricity 0.211
1671.295 d (4.58 a)
17.74 km/s
332.837°
Inclination 4.330°
120.591°
83.174°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 32.2 ± 2.2 km (IRAS)[1]
Mass 3.5×1016 kg (assumed)
Mean density
2.0 ? g/cm³
0.0090 m/s²
0.0170 km/s
1200 hr (50 d)[1]
Albedo 0.1973[1]
Temperature ~115 K
Spectral type
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 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 288 Glauke" (2012-01-04 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
    2. "Radar Observations of Asteroid 288 Glauke" (PDF). NASA JPL. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

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