2984 Chaucer
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
| Discovery date | 30 December 1981 |
| Designations | |
| (2984) Chaucer | |
Named after | Geoffrey Chaucer[2] |
| 1981 YD · 1963 FB 1965 UK1 · 1971 FZ 1971 JA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22712 days (62.18 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.8025 AU (419.25 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1382 AU (319.87 Gm) |
| 2.4704 AU (369.57 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13447 |
| 3.88 yr (1418.2 d) | |
| 245.56° | |
| 0° 15m 13.824s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.0532° |
| 81.822° | |
| 46.403° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.15466 AU (172.735 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.25271 AU (337.001 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.470 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 27.2 km[citation needed] |
| 0.10[citation needed] | |
| Temperature | ~ 177 K[citation needed] |
| 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
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2984 Chaucer (1981 YD)" (2015-09-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2984) Chaucer. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 246. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2984 Chaucer at the JPL Small-Body Database
