(15267) Kolyma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Kolyma, a river in northeastern Siberia, has a total length of 2129 km. It rises in the mountains north of the coast of Okhotsk and the Magadan area. Each winter the river is frozen to a depth of several meters.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kolyma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolyma is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15267 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.38 km (#7,222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Rotation period | 4.96 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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