3731 Hancock

Hancock

Discovery and designation
Discovery site	Perth Observatory
Discovery date	February 20, 1984
Designations
MPC designation	3731
Named after	John Hancock
Alternate name(s)	1984 DH1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	3.6181417
Peri	2.8293871
Eccentricity	0.1223344
Orbital period	2114.1868811
Mean anomaly	34.08056
Inclination	21.52535
Longitude of ascending node	264.72411
Argument of peri	251.62818
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.0552
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.30

3731 Hancock (1984 DH1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1984 at Perth Observatory, Perth, Western Australia.

References

• Clark, M. (2011) Minor Planet Bul. 38, 187-189.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3731 Hancock

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