1964 TT2

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4047 Chang'E^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	Purple Mountain Obs. at Nanking
Discovery date	October 8, 1964
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
Aphelion	3.1603729 AU
Perihelion	2.0781253 AU
Semi-major axis	2.6192491 AU
Eccentricity	0.206595
Orbital period	1548.3303580 d (4.24 a)
Mean anomaly	81.21623°
Inclination	3.02192°
Longitude of ascending node	31.94994°
Argument of perihelion	310.27099°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude	13.1

4047 Chang'E is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It completes one revolution every 4 years. It was discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanking, China.^[1]

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[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 14, 2007.