(6982) Cesarchavez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1993 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) was an Mexican-American civil rights leader. He co-founded the National Farmworkers Association, which won significant protections for farmworkers. His birthday is a holiday in several US states, and he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cesarchavez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cesarchavez is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6982 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 UA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.92 km (#6,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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