4843 Mégantic
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4843 Mégantic is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1982.1094798 days (5.43 years). It has a diameter of about 26.02 km from observations with the IRAS
infrared space telescope during the 1980s.
The asteroid was discovered on February 28, 1990.
It is named for Mont Mégantic Observatory
, which opened in 1978 in Canada.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1982.1094798 days (5.43 years). It has a diameter of about 26.02 km from observations with the IRAS
IRAS
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite was the first-ever space-based observatory to perform a survey of the entire sky at infrared wavelengths....
infrared space telescope during the 1980s.
The asteroid was discovered on February 28, 1990.
It is named for Mont Mégantic Observatory
Mont Mégantic Observatory
The Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Université de Montréal, the Université Laval and the McGill University...
, which opened in 1978 in Canada.