(1958) Chandra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1970 by C. U. Cesco at El Leoncito.
Named for Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Indian-born distinguished service professor at the University of Chicago, generally regarded as the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicist.Naming citation (MPC 5013), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chandra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chandra is 3.37 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1958 |
| Provisional designation | 1970 SB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.3 km (#1,183 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 7.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.