(2221) Chilton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1976 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Named in honor of Jean Chilton McCrosky, wife of Harvard-Smithsonian astronomer Richard E. McCrosky.Naming citation (MPC 5285), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Chilton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chilton is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2221 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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