(90713) Chajnantor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Chajnantor is a 5000-meter-high plateau in the Atacama Desert along the Andes in northern Chile. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array will be constructed there jointly by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the European Southern Observatory.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chajnantor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chajnantor is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90713 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.811 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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