(52681) Kelleghan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Deirdre Kelleghan (b. 1957) is an Irish astronomer, artist and educator. She invents, designs and enacts creative workshops to help children understand our solar system through drawing. Her activities take place in schools, libraries, science centers and observatories throughout Ireland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kelleghan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kelleghan is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52681 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DK34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.51 km (#7,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 6.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 0.925° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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