4429 Chinmoy
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Nikolai Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Nautschnyj |
| Discovery date | 12 September 1978 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4429 |
| 1978 RJ2 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22667 days (62.06 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.8859061 AU (431.72541 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8742100 AU (280.37783 Gm) |
| 2.380058 AU (356.0516 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2125360 |
| 3.67 yr (1341.2 d) | |
| 35.41001° | |
| 0° 16m 6.33s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.463136° |
| 327.17209° | |
| 67.35251° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.879882 AU (131.6285 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.55155 AU (381.706 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.508 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.6 | |
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(4429) Chinmoy (1978 RJ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 12, 1978 by Nikolai Chernykh with the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nautschnyj, Crimea (IAU-Code 095).[2]
The Asteroid gets its name from the Bengali writer, poet and philosopher Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007).[3]
References
- ↑ "4429 Chinmoy (1978 RJ2)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Minor Planet Center". Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ↑ Springer Dictionary of Minor Planets. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
External links
- Report, 2015, German
- Minor Planet Center
- nasa.gov
- Orbit
Picture from 4429 Chinmoy
Video from moving Asteroid 4429 Chinmoy
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