5805 Glasgow
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | 18 December 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5805 Glasgow |
Named after | Glasgow |
| 1985 YH; 1991 GN1 | |
| Main Belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 11049 days (30.25 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.91040 AU (435.390 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2955597 AU (343.41084 Gm) |
| 2.6029790 AU (389.40012 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1181029 |
| 4.20 yr (1533.9 d) | |
| 355.7153° | |
| 0° 14m 4.891s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.86238° |
| 276.14921° | |
| 253.58325° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.33615 AU (199.885 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.22965 AU (333.551 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.374 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.4 | |
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5805 Glasgow[2] is a main-belt asteroid which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, on 18 December 1985.
Initially designated 1985 YH, it was named on 19 October 1994 for both the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and for the Astronomical Society of Glasgow.[3] This was publicly announced on 23 November 1994 at a civic dinner marking the 100th Anniversary of the Society, hosted by Glasgow City Council. The citation in Minor Planet Circular 24123 was provided by Malcolm Kennedy.[4]
References
- ↑ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets 5001-10000
- 1 2 JPL
- ↑ Constitution Archived March 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., Astronomical Society of Glasgow Website. Accessed on February 15, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=glasgow Minor Planet Center
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