(300932) Kyslyuk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

Vitalij Stepanovych Kyslyuk (1940-2014) was a Ukrainian astronomer. His main research interests were selenodesy, dynamics of the Moon and astrometry. He was also the author of numerous popular books on the origin and structure of the Moon and astronomy in general.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kyslyuk is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyslyuk is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number300932
Provisional designation2008 CL117
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.66
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

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