2981 Chagall
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
| Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2981 Chagall |
Named after | Marc Chagall[2] |
|
1981 EE20 · 1954 LF 1977 RN3 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22340 days (61.16 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.6889 AU (551.85 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6123 AU (390.79 Gm) |
| 3.1506 AU (471.32 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17085 |
| 5.59 yr (2042.6 d) | |
| 346.60° | |
| 0° 10m 34.464s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.86544° |
| 185.88° | |
| 98.983° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.59441 AU (238.520 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.46498 AU (219.158 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.185 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.11232 h | |
| 12.5 | |
|
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2981 Chagall, provisionally designated 1981 EE20, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by American astronomer Schelte Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
The asteroid was named after the Russian-French painter Marc Chagall (1887–1985).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2981 Chagall (1981 EE20)" (2015-08-06 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2981) Chagall. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 245. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2981 Chagall at the JPL Small-Body Database
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