(2007) McCuskey Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1963 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where McCuskey is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCuskey is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2007
Provisional designation1963 SQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.7 km (#1,634 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0380
Rotation period8.61 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.21
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination3.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1963

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