(28045) Johnwilkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John C. Wilkins (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnwilkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnwilkins is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28045 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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