Discovered by E. Delporte MPC designation 1707 Chantal Discovered 8 September 1932 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 8 September 1932 Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 12.54 Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte | |
Named after niece of astronomerGeorges Roland Alternative names 1932 RL · 1942 TC1950 BF1 · 1955 QA1A906 YJ Similar 1221 Amor, 2101 Adonis, Sun | ||
1707 Chantal, provisional designation 1932 RL, is a stony main-belt asteroid discovered by Eugène Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on 8 September 1932. The S-type asteroid appears to have a long rotation period of at least 10 hours.
It was named in honor of a niece of Georges Roland (1922–1991), Belgian astronomer at of Uccle and co-discoverer of the comet Arend-Roland.
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