3563 Canterbury

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3563 Canterbury
Name
Name Canterbury
Designation 1985 FE
Discovery
Discoverers Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin
Discovery date March 23, 1985
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.1763592
Semimajor axis (a) 2.7944137 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.3015931 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.2872343 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.67 a
Inclination (i) 6.94642°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 268.06744°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 346.26888°
Mean anomaly (M) 284.82175°

3563 Canterbury is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.6828106 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1763592 and an orbital period of 1706.2179036 days (4.67 years).[1]

Canterbury has an average orbital speed of 17.81462866 km/s and a inclination of 6.94642°.

This asteroid was discovered on March 23, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin.

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