Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 20 February 1890 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 20 February 1890 Observation arc 124.34 yr (45416 d) Orbits Sun | |
Alternative names 1955 MO; 1959 GB; 1961 WF Aphelion 3.32685 AU (497.690 Gm) Similar Robert Luther discoveries, Other celestial objects | ||
288 Glauke (/ˈɡlɔːkiː/ GLAW-kee) is an asteroid from the asteroid belt discovered by Robert Luther in 1890. It was the last of his asteroid discoveries. It is named after 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.
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