3563 Canterbury

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3563 Canterbury
Discovery [1]
Discovered by A. C. Gilmore
P. M. Kilmartin
Discovery site MJUO (Mount John)
Discovery date 23 March 1985
Designations
MPC designation 3563 Canterbury
Named after
Canterbury (province)
1985 FE; 1978 VL6
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 13647 days (37.36 yr)
Aphelion 3.2947 AU (492.88 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2865 AU (342.06 Gm)
2.7906 AU (417.47 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.18064
4.66 yr (1702.8 d)
156.55°
0° 12m 41.112s / day
Inclination 6.9544°
267.78°
346.11°
Earth MOID 1.27129 AU (190.182 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.76913 AU (264.658 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.295
Physical characteristics
15.5527 h (0.64803 d)
Ch (SMASSII)
12.7

3563 Canterbury, provisionally known as 1985 FE, is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.29 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.180 and an orbital period of 1,703 days (4.66 years).[1]

Canterbury has an average orbital speed of 17.81462866 km/s and an inclination of 6.94642°.[citation needed]

The asteroid was discovered on March 23, 1985, by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin, both from the Mount John University Observatory (MJUO) in New Zealand.[2][3]

It is named after New Zealand's Canterbury Province, on the eastern side of the South Island. The name also honors the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, of which MJUO is a field station. The region was named after the Canterbury Association formed in England in 1848 with the purpose of organizing an idealized Anglican settlement in New Zealand.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3563 Canterbury (1985 FE)" (12 September 2015 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016. 
  2. ^ "People - Pam Kilmartin". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "People - Alan Gilmore". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  4. ^ "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3563) Canterbury". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 299. Retrieved 10 October 2015. 

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