7959 Alysecherri

7959 Alysecherri
Discovery
Discovered byC. W. Hergenrother
Discovery siteCatalina Stn.
Discovery date2 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 arc65.30 yr (23,850 days)
Aphelion2.1094 AU
Perihelion1.7760 AU
1.9427 AU
Eccentricity0.0858
2.71 yr (989 days)
169.49°
0° 21m 50.4s / day
Inclination19.263°
235.79°
100.40°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3.05 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.