(2985) Shakespeare

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Asteroid
(2985) Shakespeare
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8469 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.0461 ± 0.0003
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7156 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.9783 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.6494 ± 0.0435 °
Length of the ascending node 34.2156 ± 0.7691 °
Argument of the periapsis 277.5034 ± 0.8969 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 23, 2021
Sidereal period 4.8 a ± 0.013 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10.472 ± 0.101 km
Albedo 0.255 ± 0.034
Rotation period 6.06 h
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
history
Explorer United StatesUnited States Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery October 12, 1983
Another name 1983 TV 1 ; 1962 JJ; 1976 GV; 1978 RY 4 ; 1978 TM 3 ; 1980 BT 3
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(2985) Shakespeare ( 1983 TV 1 ; 1962 JJ ; 1976 GV ; 1978 RY 4 ; 1978 TM 3 ; 1980 BT 3 ) is an approximately ten kilometer asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on October 12, 1983 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell was discovered at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Koronis family , a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis .

designation

(2985) Shakespeare was named after the playwright , poet and actor William Shakespeare (1564-1616) from the Kingdom of England .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp.  186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 28, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1983 TV 1 . Discovered 1983 Oct. 12 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
predecessor asteroid successor
(2984) Chaucer numbering (2986) Mrinalini