(4103) Chahine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Chahine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chahine is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4103 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 105 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 27.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.947 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 March 1989
More named asteroids discovered by E. F. Helin
- (1982) Cline
- (2048) Dwornik
- (2050) Francis
- (2062) Aten
- (2074) Shoemaker
- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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