Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
Designations | |
(2981) Chagall | |
Named after | Marc Chagall [2] |
1981 EE20 · 1954 LF 1977 RN3 | |
main-belt · Themis | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 62.48 yr (22,822 days) |
Aphelion | 3.6918 AU |
Perihelion | 2.6122 AU |
3.1520 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1713 |
5.60 yr (2,044 days) | |
92.248° | |
0° 10m 33.96s / day | |
Inclination | 0.8657° |
185.87° | |
99.029° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 15.489±0.617[3] |
0.11232 h | |
0.117±0.031[3] | |
12.5[1] | |
2981 Chagall, provisionally designated 1981 EE20, is a Themistian asteroid from the asteroid belt, discovered on 2 March 1981 by American astronomer Schelte Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
The asteroid was named after the Russian-French painter Marc Chagall (1887–1985).[2]