(2564) Kayala Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kayala is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKayalaKayala

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kayala is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2564
Provisional designation1977 QX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.17 km (#8,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.267
Rotation period3.01 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.5
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination1.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 19 August 1977

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