(9530) Kelleymichael Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Michael Sean Peterson Kelley (b. 1978) is an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland. He has contributed to an improved understanding of the size, structure, and mineralogy of comet dust through both telescopic measurements and dynamical models.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kelleymichael is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kelleymichael is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9530 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EO26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0458 |
| Inclination | 0.892° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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