(28556) Kevinchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin Chen (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his engineering project. He attends the Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, California.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinchen is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28556 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EP41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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