(84224) Kyte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 2002 by R. Matson at Haleakala.
Frank Kyte (b. 1949) studies the meteoritic component of distal impact deposits. He discovered the only known deep-ocean impact---the late Pliocene impact of the km-sized Eltanin object into the sub-Antarctic Pacific. He has also found meteorites in deep-sea sediments from the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kyte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyte is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84224 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RB233 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0870 |
| Inclination | 5.96° |
| 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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