2984 Chaucer
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery date | December 30, 1981 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Alternate name(s) | 1963 FB; 1965 UK1; 1971 FZ; 1971 JA; 1981 YD |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt (Nysa) |
| Epoch July 14, 2004 (JD 2453200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 419.096 Gm (2.801 AU) |
| Perihelion | 320.030 Gm (2.139 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 369.563 Gm (2.470 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Orbital period | 1418.218 d (3.88 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.95 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 258.692° |
| Inclination | 3.053° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 81.857° |
| Argument of perihelion | 46.876° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 27.2 km |
| Mass | 2.1×1016 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0076 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0144 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10 |
| Temperature | ~177 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
2984 Chaucer is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1981. It is named after Geoffrey Chaucer, the medieval English poet.
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