(343439) Kaukali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Chris Kaukali (b. 1969) is a Fiscal Specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute for Astronomy. He supports the Pan-STARRS project through careful management to highlight research discoveries of NEOs, along with supernovae, variable stars, and other celestial objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaukali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaukali is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343439 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 DW77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0220 |
| Inclination | 9.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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