(28204) Liyakang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Li Yakang (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Zhengzhou No.2 Middle School, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liyakang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liyakang is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28204 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XX50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,547 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 2.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.984 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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