(1687) Glarona
Asteroid (1687) Glarona |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.153 AU |
eccentricity | 0.182 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.581 AU - 3.726 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.641 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.60 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (34 ± 5) km |
Albedo | 0.12 ± 0.04 |
Rotation period | 6.3 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.25 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Wild |
Date of discovery | September 19, 1965 |
Another name | 1965 SC, 1926 UA, 1931 RB 1 , 1942 PD, 1945 EA, 1948 QN, 1948 RD 1 , 1954 TB, 1954 UB 2 , 1959 PG, 1960 XD, 1965 UX, A909 UA, A915 XC |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(1687), Glarus is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on September 19, 1965 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the hometown of the explorer Glarus .