1870 Glaukos

Summary

1870 Glaukos is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1870 Glaukos is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1870 Glaukos is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1870 Glaukos is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1870 Glaukos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 1870 Glaukos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Glaucus is named after 1870 Glaukos^[8].
• 1870 Glaukos's follows is recorded as Q145004^[9].
• 1870 Glaukos's followed by is recorded as 1871 Astyanax^[10].
• 1870 Glaukos's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 1870 Glaukos's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 1870 Glaukos's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 1870 Glaukos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1870 Glaukos's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 FE^[15].
• 1870 Glaukos's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SM^[16].
• 1870 Glaukos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1870 Glaukos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2s9z^[18].
• 1870 Glaukos's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001870^[19].
• 1870 Glaukos's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1870 Glaukos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.032'}^[21].
• 1870 Glaukos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0323057'}^[22].
• 1870 Glaukos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03263978059963743'}^[23].
• 1870 Glaukos's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 1870 Glaukos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.6'}^[25].
• 1870 Glaukos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.61'}^[26].
• 1870 Glaukos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.57629'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1870 Glaukos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Glaucus is named after 1870 Glaukos^[8].

Why It Matters

1870 Glaukos ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]