2985 Shakespeare

2985 Shakespeare
Shakespeare modeled from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date12 October 1983
Designations
(2985) Shakespeare
Named after
William Shakespeare
(poet & playwright)[2]
1983 TV1 · 1962 JJ
1976 GV · 1978 RY4
1978 TM3 · 1980 BT3
main-belt · Koronis[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc54.68 yr (19,971 days)
Aphelion2.9783 AU
Perihelion2.7184 AU
2.8483 AU
Eccentricity0.0456
4.81 yr (1,756 days)
87.549°
0° 12m 18s / day
Inclination2.6496°
34.228°
277.66°
Physical characteristics
10.31 km (calculated)[3]
10.472±0.101 km[4][5]
6.0567±0.0020 h[6]
6.06±0.02 h[7]
6.080±0.040 h[8]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
0.255±0.034[4][5]
S[3]
11.918±0.003 (R)[6] · 11.930±0.240 (R)[8] · 12.0[4] · 12.1[1][3]

2985 Shakespeare (prov. designation: 1983 TV1) is a stony Koronian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 12 October 1983, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, and later named after William Shakespeare.[2][9] The presumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 6.1 hours and measures approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in diameter.

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