(4103) Chahine
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Asteroid (4103) Chahine |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3804 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.925 AU - 2.836 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 26.99 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 23.26 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.67 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 12.97 km |
| Albedo | 11.2 |
| Absolute brightness | 0.3477 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
| Date of discovery | March 4th 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 EB, 1949 GG, 1978 EA 7 |
| 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. | |
(4103) Chahine is a main belt asteroid discovered by Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory on March 4, 1989 . It has a light surface with an albedo of about 0.35.
The asteroid was named after Moustafa Chahine , the chief scientist of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4103) Chahine in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).