2940 Bacon

2940 Bacon
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
Tom Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(2940) Bacon
Named after
Francis Bacon
(English scholar)[2]
3042 P-L · 1981 ER3
main-belt · (middle)
Dora [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc56.46 yr (20,621 days)
Aphelion3.4366 AU
Perihelion2.1278 AU
2.7822 AU
Eccentricity0.2352
4.64 yr (1,695 days)
77.051°
Inclination6.4417°
273.76°
116.75°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions8.953±0.240 km[4]
0.055±0.005[4]
14.3[1]

Bacon (minor planet designation: 2940 Bacon), provisional designation 3042 P-L, is a carbonaceous Dorian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[5] It was later named after English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon.[2]

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