8371 Goven

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8371 Goven
Discovery
Discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan
Discovery date October 2, 1991
Designations
Alternative names 1991 TJ14
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
Aphelion 430.711 Gm (2.879 AU)
Perihelion 381.758 Gm (2.552 AU)
Semi-major axis 406.234 Gm (2.716 AU)
Eccentricity 0.060
Orbital period 1634.462 d (4.47 a)
Average orbital speed 18.06 km/s
Mean anomaly 142.631°
Inclination 3.894°
Longitude of ascending node 115.996°
Argument of perihelion 202.517°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions unknown
Mass unknown
Mean density unknown
Equatorial surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Albedo 0.10
Temperature ~169 K
Spectral type unknown
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.8

    General

    The asteroid 8371 Goven is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan at Lowell Observatory, examining films taken at Palomar.

    Citation from the MPCs

    The village of Goven in Brittany is the home of the Bernardinis, who were an extraordinary host family for the discoverer during his year-long stay there. Jean-Paul Bernardini served as a navigator in the French Marine during the 1960s, frequently practising the dying art of celestial navigation †.

    Orbital Diagram

    This orbital diagram is courtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser

    See also

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