6546 Kaye

6546 Kaye
Shape model of Kaye from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. Mrkos
Discovery siteKleť Obs.
Discovery date24 February 1987
Designations
(6546) Kaye
Named after
Danny Kaye
(American actor and singer)[2]
1987 DY4 · 1978 RF2
1991 XM1
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc37.86 yr (13,828 days)
Aphelion3.5611 AU
Perihelion2.8844 AU
3.2228 AU
Eccentricity0.1050
5.79 yr (2,113 days)
80.178°
0° 10m 13.44s / day
Inclination14.414°
274.80°
272.41°
Physical characteristics
21.624±0.174 km[8]
23.21 km (calculated)[4]
23.757±0.186 km[9]
0.057 (assumed)[4]
0.0656±0.0078[9]
0.085±0.015[8]
C (assumed)[4]
11.7[9] · 11.9[1][4] · 11.986±0.003 (R)[10] · 12.392±0.003 (S)[10]

6546 Kaye (prov. designation: 1987 DY4) is a dark and elongated background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 24 February 1987, by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the South Bohemian Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic.[3] The presumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10.0 hours and measures approximately 22 kilometers (14 miles) in diameter. It was named for American actor Danny Kaye.[2]

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