(3267) Glo
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Asteroid (3267) Glo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3299 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2949 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.6427 AU - 3.0171 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.0152 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 110.5770 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 307.5220 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.56 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.51 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13.6 km |
| Albedo | 0.0607 |
| Rotation period | 6.8782 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Bowell |
| Date of discovery | 3rd January 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 AA |
| 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. | |
(3267) Glo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 3, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the nickname of the American astronomer Eleanor Francis "Glo" Helin (1932-2009), who founded a new class of orbital asteroids with the discovery of the asteroid (2062) Aten . In addition, she was the initiator of the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Glo: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3267) Glo in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3267) Glo in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).