7959 Alysecherri
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. W. Hergenrother |
| Discovery site | Catalina Stn. |
| Discovery date | 2 August 1994 |
| Designations | |
| (7959) Alysecherri | |
Named after | Alyse Cherri Smith (wife of discoverer) |
| 1994 PK | |
| main-belt · Hungaria | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.30 yr (23,850 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.1094 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7760 AU |
| 1.9427 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| 2.71 yr (989 days) | |
| 169.49° | |
| 0° 21m 50.4s / day | |
| Inclination | 19.263° |
| 235.79° | |
| 100.40° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 3.05 km (calculated) |
| 3.161±0.005 h | |
| 0.30 (assumed) | |
| E | |
| 14.5 · 15.09±0.63 | |
7959 Alysecherri, provisional designation 1994 PK, is a bright, stony Hungaria asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 2 August 1994, by American astronomer Carl Hergenrother at Steward Observatory's Catalina Station on Mt Bigelow near Tucson, Arizona. The asteroid was named for the discoverer's wife, Alyse Cherri.