(28611) Liliapopova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lilia Popova (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her plant science project. She attends the Ann Arbor-Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liliapopova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liliapopova is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28611 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EW169 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.45 km (#16,355 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 4.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lilia
All asteroids named after someone called Lilia
Also discovered on 5 March 2000
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- (26559) Chengcheng
- (27383) Braebenedict
- (27384) Meaganbethel
- (27385) Andblonsky
- (27422) Robheckman
- (28570) Peterkraft
- (28571) Hannahlarson
- (28572) Salebreton
- (31863) Hazelcoffman