(297082) Bygott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Kyle Bygott (b. 1980) is an experienced flight software engineer at Ball Aerospace who developed and helps to operate the WISE/NEOWISE flight software.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bygott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bygott is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 297082 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 KB21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,847 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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