(8371) Goven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1991 by C. P. de Saint-Aignan at Palomar.
The village of Goven in Brittany is the home of the Bernardinis, who were an extraordinary host family for the discoverer during his year-long stay there. Jean-Paul Bernardini served as a navigator in the French Marine during the 1960s, frequently practicing the dying art of celestial navigation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Goven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goven is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8371 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TJ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 20.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0605 |
| Inclination | 3.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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