(28590) Kyledilger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kyle Dilger (b. 1986) shares his time and talent with Lowell Observatory, serving on the Observatory's Advisory Board and its Marketing Committee. Kyle became interested in Lowell Observatory after one visit. He quickly became involved, providing occasional meals for telescope operators and taking drone images of the Observatory's Mars Hill campus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kyledilger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyledilger is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28590 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EX126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.58 km (#16,099 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.382 |
| Rotation period | 6.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 8.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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