4429 Chinmoy

Chinmoy

Discovery
Discovered by	Nikolai Chernykh
Discovery site	Nautschnyj
Discovery date	12 September 1978
Designations
MPC designation	4429
Alternative names	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)
Semi-major axis	2.380058 AU (356.0516 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2125360
Orbital period	3.67 yr (1341.2 d)
Mean anomaly	35.41001°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 6.33^s / day
Inclination	1.463136°
Longitude of ascending node	327.17209°
Argument of perihelion	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
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.6

(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

1. "4429 Chinmoy (1978 RJ2)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. "Minor Planet Center". Retrieved 2013-04-23.
3. 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

• 4429 Chinmoy at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters