623 Chimaera
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Lohnert |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 22 January 1907 |
| Designations | |
| Pronunciation | /kaɪˈmɪərə/ Script error: No such module "Respell".[1] |
Named after | Chimera |
| 1907 XJ | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 106.49 yr (38896 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7396 AU (409.84 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1819 AU (326.41 Gm) |
| 2.4607 AU (368.12 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11331 |
| 3.86 yr (1409.9 d) | |
| 186.178° | |
| Template:Deg2DMS / day | |
| Inclination | 14.127° |
| 308.337° | |
| 124.416° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 22.045±0.5 km | |
| 14.635 h (0.6098 d) | |
| 0.0372±0.002 | |
| 10.97 | |
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623 Chimaera is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt.
Orbit and classification
The asteroid is the major body in the Chimaera Family. It is 22 kilometres in radius and orbits more in the inner to mid asteroid belt, taking 4 years to complete an orbit. Not much detail is known about the asteroid.
Exploration
The MBR Explorer spacecraft is going to visit 623 Chimaera among six other asteroids under the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt. The spacecraft is planned to launch in 2028.[3][4] It will make observations of 623 Chimaera with its two cameras and two spectrometers with the goal of better understanding the formation of the Solar System.[5]
References
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- ^ Script error: No such module "template wrapper". (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."623 Chimaera (1907 XJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arabian spacecraft to search asteroid belt for clues to life's origins". ABC News. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ambitious Emirati Mission Seeks to Visit 7 Asteroids and Land on the Big Red One". Gizmodo. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nasir, Sarwat (29 May 2023). "MBR Explorer: UAE unveils details of its mission to the main asteroid belt". The National. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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