(28116) Kunovac Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Vedad Kunovac (b. 1992) is an exoplanet astronomer specializing in the spin-orbit alignment of exoplanetary systems. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lowell Observatory working with Joe Llama. Vedad was born in Bosnia but was raised in Norway.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kunovac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kunovac is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28116 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SP56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,539 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0740 |
| Inclination | 3.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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