2054 Gawain

2054 Gawain
Discovery
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(2054) Gawain
Named after
Gawain (Arthurian legend)
4097 P-L · 1973 FG1
main-belt · (outer)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc62.52 yr (22,834 days)
Aphelion3.2591 AU
Perihelion2.6716 AU
2.9653 AU
Eccentricity0.0991
5.11 yr (1,865 days)
315.28°
0° 11m 34.8s / day
Inclination3.7886°
293.24°
183.97°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions17.28±4.94 km
18.042±0.245 km
19.95 km (derived)
20.05±2.1 km
20.77±0.63 km
11.1098±0.0004 h
11.5±0.1 h
11.581±0.0194 h
0.0444 (derived)
0.06±0.04
0.068±0.005
0.0697±0.017
0.073±0.008
C
12.00 · 12.5 · 12.507±0.010 (R) · 12.53±0.34 (R)

    2054 Gawain, provisional designation 4097 P-L, is a dark and elongated asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. Discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey at Palomar Observatory in 1960, the asteroid was later named after Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table in the Arthurian legend.