4440 Tchantchès
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | F. Dossin |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Obs. |
| Discovery date | 23 December 1984 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4440 Tchantches (1984 YV) |
Named after | Tchantchès |
| 1984 YV | |
| main-belt (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 30.61 yr (11,179 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.0690 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7732 AU |
| 1.9211 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769 |
| 2.66 yr (972.60 days) | |
| 124.50° | |
| Inclination | 21.350° |
| 283.35° | |
| 224.84° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8167 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.7883 h | |
| 13.6 mag | |
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4440 Tchantchès is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 972.6 days (2.66 years).[1] It is a binary asteroid.[2]
The asteroid was discovered by François Dossin on December 23, 1984. It is named in honor of the popular Walloon folklore character Tchantchès (François).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4440 Tchantches (1984 YV)" (2015-08-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ JALPO56-1 - Minor Planets - Three Binary Discoveries.pdf
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