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3563 Canterbury

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q151834

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
3562 Ignatius[5]
Followed by
3564 Talthybius[6]
Absolute magnitude
+12.7, +12.79[17][18]
Albedo
+0.05[37]
Apoapsis
+3.297, +3.291702964585689[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+345.94410, +346.1005767846318[32][33]
Asteroid spectral type
C-type asteroid[12]
Diameter
+16.924[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Alan Gilmore, Pamela Kilmartin[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+267.75790, +267.7146103682513[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+325.92309, +197.3953179216789[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Canterbury Province[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+6.95579, +6.95546016558119[19][20]
Orbital period
+4.66, +1707.553525037785[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.2859505, +2.300040794870995[30][31]
Provisional designation
1978 VL6, 1985 FE[9][10]
Rotation period
+15.553[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7916118, +2.795871879728342[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Mount John University Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
March 23, 1985[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461771.7672168626
🏷️ Also known as
en Canterbury de (3563) Canterbury fa سیارک ۳۵۶۳ ru 1985 FE ru 1978 VL6 ru (3563) 1985 FE uk 3563 Кентербері zh 小行星3563
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03qj596
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003563
Minor Planet Center body ID
3563

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 3562 Ignatius
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20003563
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461771.7672168626'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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