1707 Chantal
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle—Belgium |
| Discovery date | 8 September 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1707 Chantal |
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Named after
|
niece of astronomer Georges Roland[2] |
| 1932 RL · 1942 TC 1950 BF1 · 1955 QA1 A906 YJ |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.76 yr (39,724 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5968 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8413 AU |
| 2.2190 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1702 |
| 3.31 yr (1,207.4 days) | |
| 340.75° | |
| Inclination | 4.0340° |
| 6.1360° | |
| 42.757° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8539 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 10 h | |
| B–V = 0.870 U–B = 0.530 Tholen = S |
|
| 12.54 | |
1707 Chantal, provisional designation 1932 RL, is a stony main-belt asteroid discovered by Eugène Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on 8 September 1932. The S-type asteroid appears to have a long rotation period of at least 10 hours.[1]
It was named in honor of a niece of Georges Roland (1922–1991), Belgian astronomer at of Uccle[2] and co-discoverer of the comet Arend-Roland.
See also
References
- Lagerkvist, C.-I. (1978) Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 31, 361-381.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1707 Chantal at the JPL Small-Body Database
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