Astronomy:2981 Chagall
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
| Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
| Designations | |
| (2981) Chagall | |
| Named after | Marc Chagall [2] |
| 1981 EE20 · 1954 LF 1977 RN3 | |
| Minor planet category | main-belt · Themis |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.48 yr (22,822 days) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.6918 AU |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.6122 AU |
| 3.1520 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1713 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 yr (2,044 days) |
| Mean anomaly | 92.248° |
| Mean motion | 0° 10m 33.96s / day |
| Inclination | 0.8657° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 185.87° |
| 99.029° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 15.489±0.617[3] |
| Rotation period | 0.11232 h |
| Geometric albedo | 0.117±0.031[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5[1] |
2981 Chagall, provisionally designated 1981 EE20, is a Themistian asteroid from the asteroid belt, discovered on 2 March 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2981 Chagall (1981 EE20)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2002981.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(2981) Chagall". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2981) Chagall. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 245. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2982. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J. et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal 741 (2): 20. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...741...68M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...68M. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 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 AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2981 Chagall at the JPL Small-Body Database
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