(4429) Chinmoy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Chinmoy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chinmoy is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4429
Provisional designation1978 RJ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.87 km (#15,514 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.366
Rotation period45.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.7
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.213
Inclination1.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.879 au

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

Also discovered on 12 September 1978

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