(2981) Chagall Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Chagall is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chagall is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2981
Provisional designation1981 EE20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.5 km (#3,019 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.117
Rotation period9.50 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.71
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.70 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination0.875°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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