2984 Chaucer [SEP] time of discovery
2984 Chaucer
2984 Chaucer, provisionally designated , is a main-belt asteroid, which was discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, on 30 December 1981.
It is named after Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400), the medieval English poet.
External links.
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
Chaucer (disambiguation)
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat courtier, and diplomat.
Chaucer may also refer to:
- Chaucer (surname)
- Chaucer Elliott (1879–1913), Canadian sportsman
- 2984 Chaucer, a small main belt asteroid
- Chaucer (crater), a lunar crater
- A variety of rose
- Chaucer Holdings, a British insurance firm
Education.
- Chaucer College, an independent Anglo-Japanese college of higher education in Canterbury,