- Source: 288 Glauke
288 Glauke is a stony, tumbling asteroid and slow rotator from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 February 1890, by Robert Luther at Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory in Germany. It was the last of his asteroid discoveries. It is named after Creusa (known as Glauce or Glauke), a daughter of Creon, a king of Corinth in Greek mythology.
Glauke has an exceptionally slow rotation period of about 1200 hours (50 days). This makes it one of the slowest-rotating asteroids in the Solar System. The rotation is believed to be "tumbling", similar to the near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis.
It is a common, stony S-type asteroid in both the Tholen and SMASS classification.
References
External links
288 Glauke at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
288 Glauke at the JPL Small-Body Database
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- Karl Theodor Robert Luther
- Daftar planet minor/201–300
- Daftar planet minor: 1–1000
- 288 Glauke
- Robert Luther
- 288 (disambiguation)
- List of exceptional asteroids
- 287 Nephthys
- Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
- 289 Nenetta
- List of minor planets: 1–1000
- List of slow rotators (minor planets)
- 1303 Luthera
