(15037) Chassagne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 1998 by Village-Neuf at Village-Neuf.
Robin Chassagne (b. 1962), a computer engineer for the French Meteorologie Nationale in La Réunion is known for his supernova discoveries, of which there are now ten.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chassagne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chassagne is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15037 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WN6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.42 km (#6,208 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 29.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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