1707 Chantal
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
| Discovery date | 8 September 1932 |
| Designations | |
| (1707) Chantal | |
Named after | niece of astronomer Georges Roland[2] |
| 1932 RL · 1942 TC 1950 BF1 · 1955 QA1 A906 YJ | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.45 yr (40,343 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5983 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8394 AU |
| 2.2188 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1710 |
| 3.31 yr (1,207 days) | |
| 218.96° | |
| 0° 17m 53.52s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.0320° |
| 6.1217° | |
| 43.001° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 7.459±0.114[3] |
| 10 h (0.42 d) | |
| 0.306±0.033[3] | |
| Tholen = S [1] B–V = 0.870[1] U–B = 0.530[1] | |
| 12.54[1] | |
1707 Chantal, provisional designation 1932 RL, is a stony main-belt asteroid discovered by Eugène Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on 8 September 1932. The S-type asteroid appears to have a long rotation period of at least 10 hours.[1]
It was named after Chantal, a niece of Belgian astronomer Georges Roland (1922–1991) at of Uccle[2] and co-discoverer of the comet Arend-Roland.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1707 Chantal (1932 RL)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1707) Chantal. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv:1406.6645. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- Lagerkvist, C.-I. (1978) Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 31, 361-381.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1707 Chantal at the JPL Small-Body Database
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