2984 Chaucer
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
| Discovery date | 30 December 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2984 Chaucer |
Named after | Geoffrey Chaucer[2] |
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1981 YD · 1963 FB 1965 UK1 · 1971 FZ 1971 JA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.99 yr (22,643 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8027 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1382 AU |
| 2.4704 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1344 |
| 3.88 yr (1418.2 days) | |
| 194.84° | |
| Inclination | 3.0532° |
| 81.825° | |
| 46.360° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1552 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 27.2 km |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~ 177 K |
| 13.1 | |
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2984 Chaucer, provisionally designated 1981 YD, is a main-belt asteroid, which was discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, on 30 December 1981.[1]
It is named after Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400), the medieval English poet.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2984 Chaucer (1981 YD)" (2015-09-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2984) Chaucer. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 246. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2984 Chaucer at the JPL Small-Body Database
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