Astronomy:2984 Chaucer
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 30 December 1981 |
| Designations | |
| (2984) Chaucer | |
| Named after | Geoffrey Chaucer[2] |
| 1981 YD · 1963 FB 1965 UK1 · 1971 FZ 1971 JA | |
| Minor planet category | main-belt |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 63.53 yr (23,204 days) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.8025 AU |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.1380 AU |
| 2.4702 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1345 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 yr (1,418 days) |
| Mean anomaly | 37.757° |
| Mean motion | 0° 15m 14.04s / day |
| Inclination | 3.0533° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 81.815° |
| 46.551° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 15.422±0.078[3] 27.2 km[citation needed] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.045±0.006[3] 0.10[citation needed] |
| Physics | ~ 177 K[citation needed] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2984 Chaucer (1981 YD)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2002984.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(2984) Chaucer". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2984) Chaucer. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 246. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2985. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R. et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal 791 (2): 11. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Bibcode: 2014ApJ...791..121M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2014ApJ...791..121M. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2984 Chaucer at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2984 Chaucer at the JPL Small-Body Database
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