832 Karin
Synodic rotation period | 18.35 h (0.765 d) | |
| 11.18 | ||
832 Karin is a
Karin Cluster, which is named after it. Found in 2002, the Karin cluster is notable for being very young. It is currently believed to have formed in a collision only 5.8 million years ago.[2]
832 Karin is an S-Type asteroid, approximately 19 km in diameter.[3]
The minor planet is named in honor of Karin Månsdotter, who was the mistress of Erik XIV of Sweden in the 16th century. In 1567, Erik married Karin, but he was pushed from his throne because of this marriage.[4]
References
- ^ "832 Karin (1916 AB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- PMID 12066178
- ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 832 Karin at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 832 Karin at the JPL Small-Body Database
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