(1707) Chantal Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Chantal is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChantalChantal

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chantal is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1707
Provisional designation1932 RL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.46 km (#7,136 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.306
Rotation period79.7 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.61
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.171
Inclination4.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.851 au

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

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