2984 Chaucer

2984 Chaucer

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=2984 Chaucer
discoverer=Edward L. G. Bowell
discovered=December 30, 1981
alt_names=1963 FB; 1965 UK1; 1971 FZ; 1971 JA; 1981 YD
mp_category=Main belt (Nysa)
epoch=July 14, 2004 (JD 2453200.5)
semimajor=369.563 Gm (2.470 AU)
perihelion=320.030 Gm (2.139 AU)
aphelion=419.096 Gm (2.801 AU)
eccentricity=0.134
period=1418.218 d (3.88 a)
inclination=3.053°
asc_node=81.857°
arg_peri=46.876°
mean_anomaly=258.692°
avg_speed=18.95 km/s
dimensions=27.2 km
mass=2.1×1016 kg
density=2.0 g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0076 m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0144 km/s
rotation=? d
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=13.1
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~177 K

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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