(7461) Kachmokiam Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1984 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.

Where Kachmokiam is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kachmokiam is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7461
Provisional designation1984 TD
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.2 km (#4,009 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period10.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.4
Orbital period5.75 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.78 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination0.0891°
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 3 October 1984

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