1958 Chandra

1958 Chandra
Modelled shape of Chandra from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. U. Cesco
Discovery siteEl Leoncito
(Yale–Columbia Station)
Discovery date24 September 1970
Designations
(1958) Chandra
Named after
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
(astrophysicist)[2]
1970 SB · 1947 HD
1959 RG1 · 1965 UN
1971 XA
main-belt · (outer)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc62.66 yr (22,887 days)
Aphelion3.6220 AU
Perihelion2.5840 AU
3.1030 AU
Eccentricity0.1673
5.47 yr (1,997 days)
233.69°
0° 10m 49.08s / day
Inclination10.559°
345.04°
318.95°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions33.82 km (derived)[3]
34.278±0.220[4]
36.167±0.349 km[5]
7.0571±0.0029 h[6]
7.070±0.004 h[7]
0.0511 (derived)[3]
0.0709±0.0138[5]
0.082±0.007[4]
C[3]
10.7[5] · 11.102±0.003 (R)[6] · 11.18±0.18[8] · 11.2[1][3]

1958 Chandra (prov. designation: 1970 SB) is a dark background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1970, by Argentinian astronomer Carlos Cesco at the Yale–Columbia Southern Station of the Leoncito Astronomical Complex in San Juan, Argentina (also see Félix Aguilar Observatory).[9] It was named after astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.[2]

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