(488) Creusa
Asteroid (488) Creusa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3.165 AU |
eccentricity | 0.166 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2,639 AU - 3,691 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 84.9 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 69.7 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | October 27, 2007 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 230 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 150 km |
Albedo | 0.06 |
Rotation period | 19.3 h |
Absolute brightness | 7.8 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf , Luigi Carnera |
Date of discovery | June 26, 1902 |
Another name | 1902 JG; 1947 KH; 1977 YD |
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(488) Creusa is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on June 26, 1902 by the astronomers Max Wolf and Luigi Carnera .
According to Lutz D. Schmadel , the asteroid bears the name of a figure in Greek mythology. Since it is not known which figure he was named after, Schmadel names several figures of this name:
- Glauke (also known as Krëusa ), the daughter of Creon
- Glauke (also known as Krëusa ), the wife of Aktaios and the daughter of Kychreus
- Krëusa , daughter of King Priam of Troy
- Krëusa , the daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ John Lemprière : A Classical Dictionary . Containing a Copious Account of All the Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors, with the Value of Coins, Weights, and Measures Among the Greeks and Romans, and a Chronological Table. Ed .: D. & G. Bruce . ? Edition. D. & G. Bruce , New York 1809, pp. 39 (English,? S., Google Books [ONLINE; accessed October 25, 2019] Original title: A Classical Dictionary . First edition: D. & G. Bruce, New York 1809): “[Vid. Creusa.] ”
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed October 25, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Discovered 1902 June 26 by MF Wolf and L. Carnera at Heidelberg. "