Key Facts

Overview

Chassagne is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Chassagne as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Chassagne orbits the sun every 1,920 days (5.26 years), coming as close as 2.85 AU and reaching as far as 3.20 AU from the sun. Chassagne is about 8.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

The rotation of Chassagne has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 29.84 hours.

No Close Approaches

Chassagne's orbit is 1.86 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Chassagne's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 20, 1985. It was last officially observed on Nov. 23, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,752 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.026 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0568
  • Inclination: 10.09°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 179.19°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 69.13°
  • Mean Anomaly: 127.35°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 8.42200 km
  • Magnitude: 13.21
  • Albedo: 0.172

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,920 days (5.26 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 17.15 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.20 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 2.85 AU
  • Rotation Period: 29.84 hours

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