(2015) Kachuevskaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Kachuevskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kachuevskaya is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2015 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 RA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,168 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Rotation period | 42.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.