(2526) Alisary Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.

Where Alisary is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAlisaryAlisary

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alisary is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2526
Provisional designation1979 KX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.4 km (#3,030 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0890
Rotation period4.08 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.54
Orbital period5.58 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.67 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination3.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 May 1979

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