(6546) Kaye Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Where Kaye is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaye is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6546 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 DY4 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.6 km (#2,005 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.