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Chinmoy
Discovery
Discovered byNikolai Chernykh
Discovery siteNautschnyj
Discovery date12 September 1978
Designations
4429
1978 RJ2
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc22667 days (62.06 yr)
Aphelion2.8859061 AU (431.72541 Gm)
Perihelion1.8742100 AU (280.37783 Gm)
2.380058 AU (356.0516 Gm)
Eccentricity0.2125360
3.67 yr (1341.2 d)
35.41001°
0° 16m 6.33s / day
Inclination1.463136°
327.17209°
67.35251°
Earth MOID0.879882 AU (131.6285 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.55155 AU (381.706 Gm)
TJupiter3.508
Physical characteristics
14.6

(4429) Chinmoy (1978 RJ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 12, 1978 by Nikolai Chernykh with the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nautschnyj, Crimea (IAU-Code 095).[2]

The Asteroid gets its name from the Bengali writer, poet and philosopher Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007).[3]

References

  1. ^ "4429 Chinmoy (1978 RJ2)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Minor Planet Center". Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  3. ^ Springer Dictionary of Minor Planets. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
Picture from 4429 Chinmoy
Video from moving Asteroid 4429 Chinmoy
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