2984 Chaucer
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery date | December 30, 1981 |
| Alternate designations B |
1963 FB; 1965 UK1; 1971 FZ; 1971 JA; 1981 YD |
| Category | Main belt (Nysa) |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.134 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 369.563 Gm (2.470 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 320.030 Gm (2.139 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 419.096 Gm (2.801 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1418.218 d (3.88 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.95 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 3.053° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
81.857° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
46.876° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 258.692° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 27.2 km |
| Mass | 2.1×1016 kg |
| Density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | 0.0076 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0144 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.1 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.10 |
| Mean surface temperature |
~177 K |
2984 Chaucer is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1981. It is named after Geoffrey Chaucer, the medieval English poet.
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