(5007) Keay Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 October 1990 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Where Keay is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKeayKeay

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keay is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5007
Provisional designation1990 UH2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.31 km (#7,301 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.251
Absolute magnitude (H)13.2
Orbital period4.38 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.188
Inclination13.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 20 October 1990

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