(28537) Kirapowell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kira Elizabeth Powell (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attends the Odessa High School, Odessa, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kirapowell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirapowell is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28537 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DJ106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0706 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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