4843 Mégantic

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4843 Mégantic is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1982.1094798 days (5.43 years).[1] It has a diameter of about 26.02 kilometres (16 mi) from observations with the IRAS infrared space telescope during the 1980s.[1]

The asteroid was discovered on February 28, 1990.

It is named for Mont Mégantic Observatory, which opened in 1978 in Canada.[2]

References

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  2. ↑ The Mont-Mégantic Observatory


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