(99862) Kenlevin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2002 by S. F. Hoenig at Palomar.
Ken Levin (b. 1953) is a physicist who works in the field of infrared optics and sensors for application in medicine, aerospace and astronomy. Levin is an avid amateur astronomer and operates two private observatories.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenlevin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenlevin is 2.94 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99862 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 OD25 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.34 km (#7,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 94.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 7.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 4.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.261 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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