3267 Glo
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 3 January 1981 |
| Designations | |
| (3267) Glo | |
Named after | Eleanor F. Helin (astronomer)[2] |
| 1981 AA | |
| Mars-crosser [1][3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 36.01 yr (13,153 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0171 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6435 AU |
| 2.3303 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2947 |
| 3.56 yr (1,299 days) | |
| 85.980° | |
| 0° 16m 37.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 24.010° |
| 110.56° | |
| 307.58° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.7365 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.45±1.44 km[4] 13.56±1.1 km[5][6] |
| 6.8782 h[5] | |
| 0.0607±0.011[6] 0.26±0.12[4] | |
| V-type asteroid [5] | |
| 12.8[1] | |
3267 Glo, provisional designation 1981 AA, is an asteroid, classified as Mars-crosser, approximately 6 kilometers[4] in diameter. It was discovered on 3 January 1981, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona.[3]
Glo orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.6–3.0 AU once every 3 years and 7 months (1,299 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 24° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Glo measures 6.45 and 13.56 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.061 and 0.26, respectively.[4][6]
This minor planet was named in honor of Eleanor "Glo" Helin, a prolific discoverer of minor planets and planetary scientist at JPL.[2] Naming citation was published on 13 February 1987 (M.P.C. 11641).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3267 Glo (1981 AA)" (2017-01-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3267) Glo. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 272. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b "3267 Glo (1981 AA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv:1606.08923. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b c "LCDB Data for (3267) Glo". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
External links
- Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2006) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 3267 Glo at the JPL Small-Body Database
