(6536) Vysochinska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Lyudmila Iosifovna Vysochinska, composer, pianist and music critic in Kiev and a public figure throughout Ukraine. She has written many songs based on the poetry of Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian poets. The founding director of the Ukraine's first Theater of Songs, she has research interests that include the connections between Ukrainian classical composers and writers.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vysochinska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vysochinska is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6536 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 NK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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