- 4047 Chang'E
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4047 Chang'E[1] DiscoveryDiscovered by Purple Mountain Obs. at Nanking Discovery date October 8, 1964 Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB Aphelion 3.1603729 AU Perihelion 2.0781253 AU Semi-major axis 2.6192491 AU Eccentricity 0.206595 Orbital period 1548.3303580 d (4.24 a) Mean anomaly 81.21623° Inclination 3.02192° Longitude of ascending node 31.94994° Argument of perihelion 310.27099° Physical characteristicsAbsolute magnitude (H) 13.1 4047 Chang'E is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun with an orbital period of 1548.2718920 days (4.24 years).[2] It was discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanking, China.[1] The asteroid was discovered on October 8, 1964.
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=4047. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=4047. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
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