(488) Creusa

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Asteroid
(488) Creusa
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:

  1. Glauke (also known as Krëusa ), the daughter of Creon
  2. Glauke (also known as Krëusa ), the wife of Aktaios and the daughter of Kychreus
  3. Krëusa , daughter of King Priam of Troy
  4. Krëusa , the daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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.] ”
  2. ^ 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. "