8371 Goven

8371 Goven

Discovery
Discovered by	Charles de Saint-Aignan
Discovery date	2 October 1991
Designations
Alternative designations	1991 TJ14
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	22579 days (61.82 yr)
Aphelion	2.87448 AU (430.016 Gm)
Perihelion	2.56127 AU (383.161 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.71787 AU (406.588 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.057621
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.48 yr (1636.6 d)
Average orbital speed	18.06 km/s
Mean anomaly	195.109°
Mean motion	0.219968°/day
Inclination	3.89285°
Longitude of ascending node	115.963°
Argument of perihelion	200.776°
Earth MOID	1.54597 AU (231.274 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.28209 AU (341.396 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	unknown
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Synodic rotation period	unknown
Geometric albedo	0.10
Temperature	~169 K
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.8

General

The asteroid 8371 Goven is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan at Lowell Observatory, examining films taken at Palomar.

Citation from the MPCs

The village of Goven in Brittany is the home of the Bernardinis, who were an extraordinary host family for the discoverer during his year-long stay there. Jean-Paul Bernardini served as a navigator in the French Marine during the 1960s, frequently practising the dying art of celestial navigation †.

Orbital Diagram

This orbital diagram is courtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser

See also

• Asteroid belt
• Category:Asteroid groups and families
• Category:Asteroids
• List of asteroids
• List of asteroids named after important people
• List of asteroids named after places
• List of notable asteroids
• Meanings of asteroid names
• Minor planet
• Minor Planet Center
• Pronunciation of asteroid names

External links

• 8371 Goven at the JPL Small-Body Database