8371 Goven
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Charles de Saint-Aignan |
| Discovery date | 2 October 1991 |
| Designations | |
| 1991 TJ14 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| 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) |
| 2.71787 AU (406.588 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.057621 |
| 4.48 yr (1636.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.06 km/s |
| 195.109° | |
| 0.219968°/day | |
| Inclination | 3.89285° |
| 115.963° | |
| 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 |
| unknown | |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~169 K |
| unknown | |
| 13.8 | |
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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
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 8371 Goven (1991 TJ14)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
External links
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