(3514) Hooke

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Asteroid
(3514) Hooke
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.9540  AU
eccentricity 0.1914
Perihelion - aphelion 3.1973 AU - 4.7107 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5053 °
Length of the ascending node 24.3176 °
Argument of the periapsis 341.8433 °
Sidereal period 7.86 a
Mean orbital velocity 15.00 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 22 km
Rotation period 4.307 h
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Luboš Kohoutek
Date of discovery October 26, 1971
Another name 1971 UJ , 1979 WH 8 , 1981 AG 3
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(3514) Hooke is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which was discovered on August 18, 1972 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg observatory ( IAU code 029) in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf .

The asteroid was named on May 23, 2000 after the English polymath Robert Hooke (1635-1703), who is mainly known for the law of elasticity named after him .

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