Key Facts

Overview

Glinos is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Glinos as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Glinos orbits the sun every 2,030 days (5.56 years), coming as close as 3.02 AU and reaching as far as 3.25 AU from the sun. Glinos is about 14.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.

The rotation of Glinos has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 29.31 hours.

No Close Approaches

Glinos's orbit is 2.05 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Glinos's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 27, 1984. It was last officially observed on June 21, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,978 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.139 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0369
  • Inclination: 17.93°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 273.53°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 71.44°
  • Mean Anomaly: 306.2°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 14.59400 km
  • Magnitude: 11.38
  • Albedo: 0.161

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 2,030 days (5.56 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 16.82 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.25 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 3.02 AU
  • Rotation Period: 29.31 hours

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