(28558) Kathcordwell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katherine Leigh Cordwell (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her mathematics project. She attends the Manzano High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathcordwell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathcordwell is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28558 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EV44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 1.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Katherine
- (9477) Kefennell
- (12986) Kretke
- (13275) Kathgoetz
- (17218) Stgeorge
- (17980) Vanschaik
- (18787) Kathermann
- (18992) Katharvard
- (20281) Kathartman
- (20791) de Kleer
- (21939) Kasmith
- (23875) Strube
- (24119) Katherinrose
All asteroids named after someone called Katherine
Also discovered on 9 March 2000
- (14741) Teamequinox
- (15128) Patrickjones
- (15129) Sparks
- (15133) Sullivan
- (15139) Connormcarty
- (15144) Araas
- (15547) Xujiping
- (16229) Kavyakoneru
- (16230) Benson
- (17236) Westover
- (17240) Gletorrence
- (19756) Martinezfrias