(28603) Jenkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Jamey Jenkins (b. 1955) is an American amateur astronomer who served as Assistant Coordinator-Archivist for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers from 2003 to 2014 and is the author of The Sun and How to Observe It.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jenkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jenkins is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28603 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EW148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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