(136848) Kevanpooler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Kevan Pooler is the pen name of Kevin Murphy (b. 1949), historian and author who helped the second discoverer piece together her father's World War 2 experience in Britain.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevanpooler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevanpooler is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 136848 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BF44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,209 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.288 |
| Inclination | 9.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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