(7564) Gokumenon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1988 by R. Rajamohan at Kavalur.
M. G. K. (“Goku”) Menon (b. 1928), Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished professor of the Indian Space Research Organization, is renowned for his experimental cosmic-ray work at the Tata Institute. He provided strong support for building the 2.3-m telescope at Kavalur and the radioastronomy facility at Ootacamund.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gokumenon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gokumenon is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7564 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.53 km (#6,126 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 30.6 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.