(1787) Chiny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Chiny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiny is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1787 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 SK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.9 km (#2,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0483 |
| Inclination | 8.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1950
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- (1263) Varsavia
- (1281) Jeanne
- (1286) Banachiewicza
- (1287) Lorcia
- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
- (1315) Bronislawa
- (1348) Michel
- (1352) Wawel
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