1707 Chantal

1707 Chantal
Discovery [1]
Discovered by E. Delporte
Discovery site Uccle—Belgium
Discovery date 8 September 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1707 Chantal
Named after
 niece of astronomer
Georges Roland[2]
1932 RL · 1942 TC
1950 BF1 · 1955 QA1
A906 YJ
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.24 yr (39901 days)
Aphelion 2.5966 AU (388.45 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8414 AU (275.47 Gm)
2.2190 AU (331.96 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17018
3.31 yr (1207.4 d)
40.372°
0° 17m 53.412s / day
Inclination 4.0340°
6.1361°
42.778°
Earth MOID 0.852414 AU (127.5193 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.78692 AU (416.917 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.629
Physical characteristics
10 h (0.42 d)
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

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1707 Chantal (1932 RL)" (2015-09-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1707) Chantal. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    • Lagerkvist, C.-I. (1978) Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 31, 361-381.

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