(20528) Kyleyawn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kyle James Yawn (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his botany and zoology project. He attends the Bonaire Middle School, Bonaire, Georgia.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kyleyawn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyleyawn is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20528 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RL50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0845 |
| Inclination | 1.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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