(28053) Kimberlyputnam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kimberly Putnam (b. 1969) is the wife and partner of W. Lowell Putnam IV, Sole Trustee of Lowell Observatory. She manages many of the aspects of the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board's annual meeting. She applies her skills from her career in the travel industry to benefit the observatory's international travel to foreign observatories with supporters.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimberlyputnam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimberlyputnam is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28053 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KE4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.95 km (#6,635 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0472 |
| Inclination | 3.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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