(7613) `Akikiki Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.
The `Akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi), or Kaua`i creeper, is a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, now found only in high-elevation rainforests on Kaua`i. Name suggested by Indian high-school teacher P. Vaithyanathan, on the occasion of the 2015 IAU General Assembly.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where `Akikiki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: `Akikiki is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7613 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 DK |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.44 km (#5,457 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.