(2662) Kandinsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Kandinsky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kandinsky is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2662
Provisional designation4021 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,750 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0350
Rotation period20.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination2.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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