(1870) Glaukos

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(1870 ) Glaucus is an asteroid from the group of Jupiter Trojans. Thus asteroids are called, which run on the path of Jupiter on the Lagrange points around the sun. (1870 ) Glaucus was discovered on March 24, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes research team van Houten, Ingrid van Houten - Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels.

Was named the asteroid after Glaucus, son of Priam, a legendary figure of the Trojan War.