(28133) Kylebardwell Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kyle Thomas Bardwell (b. 1993) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Ossining High School, Ossining, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kylebardwell is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kylebardwell is 2.00 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28133
Provisional designation1998 SS130
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.36 km (#14,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.309
Rotation period5.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.79
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination2.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.909 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Kyle

Also discovered on 26 September 1998

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