1958 Chandra
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | C. U. Cesco |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1970 |
| Alternate designations B |
1970 SB |
| Category | main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | .169 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 463.820 Gm (3.100 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 385.266 Gm (2.575 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 542.374 Gm (3.626 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1994.043 d (5.46 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 16.793 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 10.559 ° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
345.142° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
320.169° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 177.495° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?? kg |
| Density | ? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | .? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 11.161 |
| Albedo (geometric) | .0801 |
| Mean surface temperature |
~? K |
1958 Chandra is an asteroid named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American physicist.
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| Previous minor planet | 1958 Chandra | Next minor planet |
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