3174 Alcock

3174 Alcock
Shape model of Alcock from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date26 October 1984
Designations
(3174) Alcock
Named after
George Alcock
(amateur astronomer)[2]
1984 UV · 1962 YD
1969 BB · 1973 YO1
1975 EO3 · 1978 RB1
1978 TJ3 · 1979 YR8
1980 AH · 1981 GF
main-belt · Themis [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc47.71 yr (17,426 days)
Aphelion3.6932 AU
Perihelion2.5991 AU
3.1462 AU
Eccentricity0.1739
5.58 yr (2,038 days)
296.20°
0° 10m 35.76s / day
Inclination2.3715°
72.244°
4.6082°
Physical characteristics
18.66±0.80 km[4]
18.71 km (calculated)[3]
7.05±0.01 h[5]
0.08 (assumed)[3]
0.102±0.009[4]
C (assumed)[3]
12.0[1][3] · 11.80[4]

3174 Alcock (prov. designation: 1984 UV) is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's U.S. Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, on 26 October 1984.[6] The likely C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.1 hours and measures approximately 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter. It was named after British amateur astronomer George Alcock (1912–2000).

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