- 623 Chimaera at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 623 Chimaera at the JPL Small-Body Database
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Lohnert |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 22 January 1907 |
| Designations | |
| (623) Chimaera | |
| Pronunciation | /kaɪˈmɪərə/ ky-MEER-ə[1] |
Named after | Chimera |
| 1907 XJ | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 106.49 yr (38896 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7396 AU (409.84 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1819 AU (326.41 Gm) |
| 2.4607 AU (368.12 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11331 |
| 3.86 yr (1409.9 d) | |
| 186.178° | |
| 0° 15m 19.224s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.127° |
| 308.337° | |
| 124.416° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 22.045±0.5 km |
| 14.635 h (0.6098 d) | |
| 0.0372±0.002 | |
| 10.97 | |
623 Chimaera is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt.
The asteroid is the major body in its own asteroid family, the Chimaera Family, it is also 22 kilometres in radius and orbits more in the inner to mid asteroid belt, taking 4 years to complete an orbit. Not much detail is really known about the asteroid.