(28341) Bingaman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.

Missouri-born Kory Bingaman (b. 1984) is a talented artist and graphic novelist.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bingaman is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBingamanBingaman

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bingaman is 2.96 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28341
Provisional designation1999 EU5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.19 km (#10,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.314
Absolute magnitude (H)13.75
Orbital period4.94 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.0230
Inclination3.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Kory

Also discovered on 13 March 1999

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