172 Baucis [SEP] named after
172 Baucis
Baucis (minor planet designation: 172 Baucis) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on February 5, 1877, and named after a fictional character in the Greek legend of Baucis and Philemon. The adjectival form of the name is "Baucidian." It is classified as an S-type asteroid based upon its spectrum.
Photometric observations of this asteroid from the southern hemisphere during 2003 gave a light curve that indicated a slow synodic rotation period of 27.417 ± 0.013 hours
172E, 172F, 172G, 172H, 172I, 172J, 172K, 172L, 172M, 172N, 172O, 172P, 172Q Cutlass, 172R, 172RG, and 172S
- The planned diesel-powered Cessna 172TD
- Aviation frequency radio exchange ("one-seventy-two") associated with the Cessna 172
In other fields.
172 is also:
- The year AD 172 or 172 BC
- The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unseptbium
- 172 Baucis is