(1870) Glaucos

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Asteroid
(1870) Glaucos
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th November 2013 ( JD 2,456,600.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 5 )
Major semi-axis 5.2510  AU
eccentricity 0.0324
Perihelion - aphelion 5.0808 AU - 5.4211 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.5755 °
Length of the ascending node 176.2939 °
Sidereal period 12.03 a
Mean orbital velocity 12.99 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 10.5 mag
history
Explorer CJ van Houten
I. van Houten-Groeneveld
Tom Gehrels
Date of discovery March 24, 1971
Another name 1971 FE, 1976 SM
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(1870) Glaukos is an asteroid belonging to the group of Jupiter Trojans . This describes asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit . (1870) Glaukos was discovered on March 24, 1971 by the research team of Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels .

The asteroid was named after Glaucus , the son of Priam , a legendary figure of the Trojan War.

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