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 an inclination of 6.94642°.
This asteroid was discovered on March 23, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin, both from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ↑ "People - Pam Kilmartin". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "People - Alan Gilmore". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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