2981 Chagall
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| 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 |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.16 yr (22,340 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6882 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6124 AU |
| 3.1503 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1707 |
| 5.59 yr (2042.3 days) | |
| 311.34° | |
| Inclination | 0.8654° |
| 185.87° | |
| 98.976° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.596 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.11232 h | |
| 12.5 | |
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
- 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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