12701 Chénier
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| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chénier |
| Designation | 1990 GE |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Eric Elst |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1990 |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1684723 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.3330751 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.9400166 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.7261336 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 3.56 a |
| Inclination (i) | 6.51386° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 356.47463° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 192.79157° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 22.06464° |
12701 Chénier is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1301.6418259 days (3.56 years).[1] It has an average orbital speed of 19.4977796 km/s.
The asteroid was discovered in April 15, 1990 at the European Southern Observatory.
This asteroid is named after André Chénier a French poet.
[edit] References
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
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