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