(9566) Rykhlova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Lidiya Vasil'evna Rykhlova, head of the Space Astrometry Department of the Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, is a specialist in the astrometry and dynamics of artificial satellites and an expert on earth rotation. She is well known for her studies of near-Earth space and asteroid hazards.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rykhlova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rykhlova is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9566 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SX17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.25 km (#5,578 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 8.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 3.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.760 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 September 1987
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- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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