(28841) Kelseybarter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kelsey Mackenzie Barter (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the University High School, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kelseybarter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kelseybarter is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28841 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JK45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,083 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 0.630° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kelsey
All asteroids named after someone called Kelsey
Also discovered on 7 May 2000
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