(7268) Chigorin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin (1850-1908), founder of the Russian chess school, was Russian chess champion from 1899 to 1906. He gained victories in international chess tournaments in New York (1889), Budapest (1896) and Vienna (1903).Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chigorin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chigorin is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7268 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.836 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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