(28542) Cespedes-Nano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kelvin Russell Cespedes Nano (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Educational Institution Divina Pastora, Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cespedes-Nano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cespedes-Nano is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28542 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EE10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.12 km (#14,915 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 March 2000
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- (15544) Hushicheng
- (24439) Yanney
- (25832) Van Scoyoc
- (25835) Tomzega
- (26592) Maryrenfro
- (26593) Perrypat
- (27365) Henryfitz
- (27421) Nathanhan
- (27423) Dennisbowers
- (28543) Solis-Gozar
- (28547) Johannschroter