- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2981 Chagall at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2981 Chagall at the JPL Small-Body Database
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| 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]