(1633) Chimay
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Asteroid (1633) Chimay |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1859 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1328 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.763 AU - 3.6089 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.678 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,867 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.69 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 36.12 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.085 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,729 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | March 3, 1929 |
| Another name | 1929 EC, 1941 KF, 1946 HC |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1633) Chimay is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 3 March 1929 by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Belgian municipality of Chimay .