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2981 Chagall

Main-belt asteroid


Main-belt asteroid

FieldValue
minorplanetyes
name2981 Chagall
background#D6D6D6
discovery_ref
discovered2 March 1981
discovererS. J. Bus
discovery_siteSiding Spring Obs.
mpc_name(2981) Chagall
alt_names1954 LF
named_afterMarc Chagall
mp_categorymain-beltThemis
orbit_ref
epoch4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
uncertainty0
observation_arc62.48 yr (22,822 days)
aphelion3.6918 AU
perihelion2.6122 AU
semimajor3.1520 AU
eccentricity0.1713
period5.60 yr (2,044 days)
mean_anomaly92.248°
mean_motion/ day
inclination0.8657°
asc_node185.87°
arg_peri99.029°
dimensions
rotation0.11232 h
albedo
abs_magnitude12.5

2981 Chagall, provisionally designated , 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.

The asteroid was named after the Russian-French painter Marc Chagall (1887–1985).

References

  • Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
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