(28167) Andrewkim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrew Wooyoung Kim (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attends the Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewkim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewkim is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28167 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VQ25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,581 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0817 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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