(2087) Kochera Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 December 1975 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Kochera is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKocheraKochera

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kochera is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2087
Provisional designation1975 YC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.57 km (#8,162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.284
Rotation period6.11 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.11
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity0.0580
Inclination1.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

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