(7666) Keyaki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 November 1994 by K. Cross at Sendai.

Where Keyaki is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKeyakiKeyaki

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keyaki is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7666
Provisional designation1994 VC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.18 km (#10,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.198
Absolute magnitude (H)13.86
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.212
Inclination3.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also discovered on 4 November 1994

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