(28890) Gabaldon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Diana J. Gabaldon (b. 1952) is an American author. After earning a Ph.D. in behavioral ecology and working as a university professor, she became a full time writer and is known for her bestselling Outlander series of novels. Her great-grandfather, Stanley Sykes, built the telescope used to discover Pluto.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gabaldon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabaldon is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28890 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KY65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0396 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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