2985 Shakespeare
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery date | October 12, 1983 |
| Alternate designations B |
1962 JJ; 1976 GV; 1978 RY4; 1978 TM3; 1980 BT3; 1983 TV1 |
| Category | Koronis family |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.045 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 426.008 Gm (2.848 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 406.916 Gm (2.720 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 445.100 Gm (2.975 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1755.241 d (4.81 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.65 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 2.658° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
34.467° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
271.099° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 190.012° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×1016 kg |
| Density | 2 ? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.1 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.1 ? |
| Mean surface temperature |
~165 K |
2985 Shakespeare is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1983. It is named after William Shakespeare, the English renaissance dramatist and poet.
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