| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery date: | December 30, 1981 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch July 14, 2004 (JD 2453200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 419.096 Gm (2.801 AU) |
| Perihelion: | 320.030 Gm (2.139 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 369.563 Gm (2.470 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.134 |
| Orbital period: | 1418.218 d (3.88 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 18.95 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 258.692° |
| Inclination: | 3.053° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 81.857° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 46.876° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 27.2 km |
| Mass: | 2.1×1016 kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0076 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0144 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.10 |
| Temperature: | ~177 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 13.1 |
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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