(6991) Chichibu

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Asteroid
(6991) Chichibu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4006  AU
eccentricity 0.2043
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9101 AU - 2.8911 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.7607 °
Length of the ascending node 131.6399 °
Argument of the periapsis 228.9778 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 18, 2016
Sidereal period 3.72 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.22 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 4.464 (± 0.863) km
Albedo 0.808 (± 0.163)
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
history
Explorer T. Kobayashi
Date of discovery January 6, 1995
Another name 1995 AX , 1941 QB, 1958 DB, 1965 AS, 1985 KZ
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.

(6991) Chichibu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 6, 1995 by Japanese amateur astronomer Takao Kobayashi at Oizumi Observatory ( IAU code 411) in the Japanese prefecture of Gunma was discovered.

The asteroid was named on January 6, 2003 after the city ​​of Chichibu , which is located in the west of Saitama Prefecture and largely belongs to the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park .

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