1870 Glaukos
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| 1870 Glaukos from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 1870 Glaukos |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0331778 |
| Inclination (i) | 6.57441° (0.1147451009 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 176.2928000023° (3.0768898076 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 306.63489999865° (5.3517886065 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 259.518300001238° (4.5294488042 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 40000 m |
| Mass | 4×1017 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 65760 seconds (18.2667 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 1870 Glaukos.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
1870 Glaukos (1971 FE, 1976 SM) is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Trojan camp (whose orbits lie in the L5 point 60° behind Jupiter. It was discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and his wife Ingrid at the Palomar Observatory in March 1971 and was named after Glaucus from Greek mythology.
1870 Glaukos in Orbiter[edit]
1870 Glaukos was introduced to orbiter with the release of Trojans.zip add-on in June 2009.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Asteroids v1.01 | O-F Resources | v1.01 | sputnik | Scenery | 27 June 2009 | ||
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Gallery[edit]
588 Achilles from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
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