(25118) Kevlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin Huang Lin (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevlin is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25118 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RM71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.27 km (#14,550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 5.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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