(4421) Kayor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 January 1942 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Kayor is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKayorKayor

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kayor is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4421
Provisional designation1942 AC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.19 km (#5,630 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.244
Rotation period91.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.41
Orbital period4.35 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination16.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 14 January 1942

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