(2760) Kacha Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1980 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Kacha is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKachaKacha

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kacha is 4.46 au from the Sun and 4.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2760
Provisional designation1980 TU6
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter57.9 km (#619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0508
Rotation period26.2 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.12
Orbital period8.00 years
Semi-major axis4.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.52 – 4.48 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination13.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.53 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1980

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