(4440) Tchantches Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1984 by F. Dossin at Haute Provence.
Named in honor of the folklore character Tchantchès (Walloon dialect for François), the typical Walloon hero of the region of the discoverer. Tchantchès is obstinate but has a great heart.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tchantches is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tchantches is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4440 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 YV |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.09 km (#16,933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Rotation period | 2.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 2.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0770 |
| Inclination | 21.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 December 1984
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