(2984) Chaucer
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Asteroid (2984) Chaucer |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4692 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1357 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1343 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.8042 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.0541 ± 0.0435 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 81.8037 ± 0.6983 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 46.4505 ± 0.7239 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 23, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 3.88 a ± 0.083 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.377 ± 0.039 km |
| Albedo | 0.051 ± 0.008 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | December 30, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 YD ; 1963 FB; 1965 UK 1 ; 1971 FZ; 1971 YES |
| 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. | |
(2984) Chaucer ( 1981 YD ; 1963 FB ; 1965 UK 1 ; 1971 FZ ; 1971 JA ) is an approximately 15 km large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on December 30, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2984) Chaucer was named after the writer and poet Geoffrey Chaucer (1342 / 43–1400) from the Kingdom of England . The moon crater Chaucer is also named after him .
See also
Web links
- (2984) Chaucer in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2984) Chaucer in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ 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): “1981 YD. Discovered 1981 Dec. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2983) Poltava | numbering | (2985) Shakespeare |